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Guide to PGP Operations in a Secure Environment
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The following document provides a series of notes and examples which are designed
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to help the PGP novice user to properly maintain and care for public keys in a
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secure environment using the PGP utility software.
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Item Activity Operative Command Results/Disposition
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No.
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1 Install System Set DOS PATH command in
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AUTOEXEC.BAT so that DOS can
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always find PGP; Set the DOS
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ENV variable TZ=-3 (EST). Set
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the DOS Env. Variable PGPPATH
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to the drive and sub-directory
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where you have your keyrings.
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This will make PGP available
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all the time.
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2 REBOOT Ctrl-Alt-Del Required to make DOS Changes
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(Item 1) work.
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3 Generate Secret Key PGP -kg System will create public and
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private keyrings in
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subdirectory specified by
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PGPPATH as specified in (1)
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4 Create Public Key PGP -kxa <user id> This command will extract a
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<keyfile> "Public Key" from your keyring
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and put it in <keyfile>.
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Specify the <user id> to be
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extracted. To get ready to
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send out you public key: give
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your own user id. Save
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<keyfile>.
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5 Note: At this point you can send a message to someone and include your
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Public Key. After you have done that, then THEY will be able to send
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you a PGP crypted message.
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6 Received Message Ah Ha! Save this message. You will
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containing Public need to process this using
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Key for a remote PGP, shortly.
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correspondent.
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**************************************************************************************
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ACTIVITY EVENT ACTION TAKEN BY PGP
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**************************************************************************************
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7 Add Public Key(s) to PGP <filename> PGP will add any key(s) found
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your keyring in <filename> to your Keyring
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New Key, without PGP will ask if you want to
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authenticating Authenticate these keys. You
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signature(s) would only do this if you have
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personnally received the key
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directly from a trusted
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person.
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New Key, with Known ?? Does PGP Authenticate the k
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Authenticating
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Signatures
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New Key, with a bad ??
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signature
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New key with 1 good ??
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and 1 bad signature
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Existing key, with PGP will check the new key to
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no signature be sure it matches the old key
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New key matches No action
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existing key
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New key not same as ??
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old key
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**********************************************************************
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END
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