🔐 PGP Encryption Guide

PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is an encryption method used to secure communications. It uses a pair of keys - a public key that you share with others, and a private key that you keep secret.

Windows

Download and install Gpg4win from gpg4win.org

https://gpg4win.org/download.html

macOS

Download GPG Suite from gpgtools.org

https://gpgtools.org/

Linux

GPG is usually pre-installed. Install Kleopatra for GUI:

sudo apt install kleopatra

Tails OS

PGP is pre-installed in Tails. Use the built-in application.

1. Open Kleopatra
2. Click "New Key Pair" or "File → New Key Pair"
3. Select "Create a personal OpenPGP key pair"
4. Enter a name (do not use your real name!)
5. Enter an email address (can be fake)
6. Click "Advanced Settings" and select RSA 4096-bit
7. Create a strong password (passphrase)
8. Click "Create"

1. Right-click on your key in Kleopatra
2. Select "Export..." or "Export Public Key..."
3. Copy the entire text starting with -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
4. Paste this key in your Flugsvamp 4.0 profile

1. Copy the vendor's public key from their profile
2. In Kleopatra, click "Import..."
3. Paste the key and click "Import"
4. The key now appears in your keyring

1. Write your message in a text file
2. Right-click the file and select "Sign/Encrypt"
3. Select the vendor's key as recipient
4. Click "Encrypt"
5. Copy the encrypted message and send it

1. Copy the encrypted message
2. In Kleopatra, click "Decrypt/Verify"
3. Paste the message
4. Enter your password when prompted
5. Read the decrypted message