OpenPGP

Encrypted and signed e-mails - 8 minute fast video - in Thunderbird

Watch step by step video!

Video files below are in free open source Theora codec, in Ogg container, for acceptable quality with small file-size. Playable by most Linux players (i.e. Kaffeine, mplayer, vlc) and probably on other systems as well.

• 0) Install thunderbird-enigmail - on Linux apt-get install enigmail thunderbird kgpg, on Windows install thunderbird then enigmail plugin (save it then open in thunderbird Plugins) in Windows installing GnuPG may be also needed.
• We recommend strongly to use UNIX-based system (i.e. Linux) or Mac OS X. Because one good troyan on Windows and game over, all security is gone.

limcore_learn_openpgp_fast1.ogg VIDEO 4 MB, 5 minute.

• 1) Setup thunderbird. Do not download but first setup e-mail server encryption TSL or SSL if available from your provider. POP and IMAP are supported in Thunderbird.
• 2) Create own KEY PAIR. Good expiration date is 3 to 12 months. Use 8-20 digit complex passphrase (password to the PGP key).
• 3) Send own public key.

limcore_learn_openpgp_fast2.ogg VIDEO 3 MB, 3 minute.

• 4) Get the other person's public key, check&trust it. Remember to double check it! in example by phone call, or better face to face.
• 5) Use signed+encrypted emails :)
• 6) Make it default in config

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