The following document provides a series of notes and examples which are designed
to help the PGP novice user to properly maintain and care for public keys in a
secure environment using the PGP utility software.
Item Activity Operative Command Results/Disposition
No.
1 Install System Set DOS PATH command in
AUTOEXEC.BAT so that DOS can
always find PGP; Set the DOS
ENV variable TZ=-3 (EST). Set
the DOS Env. Variable PGPPATH
to the drive and sub-directory
where you have your keyrings.
This will make PGP available
all the time.
2 REBOOT Ctrl-Alt-Del Required to make DOS Changes
(Item 1) work.
3 Generate Secret Key PGP -kg System will create public and
private keyrings in
subdirectory specified by
PGPPATH as specified in (1)
4 Create Public Key PGP -kxa <user id> This command will extract a
<keyfile> "Public Key" from your keyring
and put it in <keyfile>.
Specify the <user id> to be
extracted. To get ready to
send out you public key: give
your own user id. Save
<keyfile>.
5 Note: At this point you can send a message to someone and include your
Public Key. After you have done that, then THEY will be able to send
you a PGP crypted message.
6 Received Message Ah Ha! Save this message. You will
containing Public need to process this using
Key for a remote PGP, shortly.
correspondent.
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ACTIVITY EVENT ACTION TAKEN BY PGP
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7 Add Public Key(s) to PGP <filename> PGP will add any key(s) found
your keyring in <filename> to your Keyring
New Key, without PGP will ask if you want to
authenticating Authenticate these keys. You
signature(s) would only do this if you have
personnally received the key
directly from a trusted
person.
New Key, with Known ?? Does PGP Authenticate the k
Authenticating
Signatures
New Key, with a bad ??
signature
New key with 1 good ??
and 1 bad signature
Existing key, with PGP will check the new key to
no signature be sure it matches the old key
