In the window that opens, make sure the checkbox next to 'Include secret key in exported file' is unchecked. To get your own public key from your keypair that you created, open GPG Keychain, select your own key and click the Export button at the top of the GPG Keychain window. If you want to receive an encrypted response from your recipient, you must also send your own public key. The encrypted message can only be read by the people you selected, so sending it through email or posting it in a public place is okay. Send your encrypted message to your recipient in any method you like. Step 4 - Encrypt your messageĮncrypting text (scroll up on page for encrypting files procedure) Step 5 - Send your message Open a text editor (eg TextEdit) and write your message. A confirmation window will appear and the key should show up in the GPG Keychain program. Right click the highlighted text -> Services -> OpenPGP: Import key. Highlight all of the key including the -BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK- and -END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK- lines. Open the file containing your recipient's public key with a text editor (eg TextEdit) or copy/paste your recipient's public key into a text editor. Step 1 - Generate your own keypairĬreating a new key Step 2 - Import your recipient's key Your recipient's key needs to be saved in a file or able to be copied to the system clipboard.
(The only non-essential component is GPGMail) Make sure all components are selected during the install. Step 0 - Prerequisitesĭownload the software from and install it.
#GPG SUITE GUIDE HOW TO#
The creators of GPG Suite have already documented how to do some steps of the process which will be linked to. GPG Suite is a software package that contains all the necessary software pieces in order to use GPG on OSX.
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