I have a pdf (~780kb) which came with pgp for windows titled "introduction to cryptography" which I found interesting. I can forward, off list, if you want.
Alternatively if you've got the package, then you'll have it already. /paul On 6/23/05, Alexandro Colorado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is simple and complex. If you ever study accounting in high school and > you were > thought about balncing account and double registration method of filing your > expenses and gains. > > this is a similar issue wiht the keys, you have 2 keys as opposed to > one. One is > public and the other is private. One is for everyone out there that you design > access to. The other is for you and your system your secret key look for the > people holding your public and then they will have access to unecrypt an > encripted file. This can be e-mails, or just regular files. > > Encripted mediums are used for a lot of things not just files/emails, but > connections, access to websites, VPN, authenticate browsers, instant message. > Etc. > > If you had linux, you probably already have the tools you need > including a tool > called gpg which means gnu privacy guard. Also you might want to download a > front end such as gpgpme or gpa > (http://www.gnupg.org/(en)/related_software/gpa/index.html). > > On windows you can still install gpg and also have a front end under WinPT > http://www.winpt.org/. > > Quoting Sweet Coffee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hello Everyone! > > > > This is a very informative discussion for me. I have never really had > > a clear understanding of Private Keys and digital signatures. > > > > Can anyone recommend a very, very, very basic article or reading about > > it. I would like to essentially begin at the "bottom" with this > > subject and slowly read "up" to get a good grasp of what it is all > > about, what it looks like, how to adjust it, how to open things with > > it, how to use it (apply it/encrypt) and when it should be used. > > > > Please do not laugh. My knowledge about this is embarrassingly nil. > > > > SC > > > > On 6/20/05, Daniel Carrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Peter Kupfer OOo wrote: > >> > >> > I am intrigued by the idea of digital signatures. > >> > > >> > Are there any open source (by that I mean free) digital signature > >> services? > >> > >> Depends on what you mean by "digital signature". We can divide digital > >> signatures into two groups: > >> > >> 1) One group relies on a central authority (www.thawte.com) to verify > >> authenticity. That is, you know that a signature is mine because the > >> central authority verifies that it is. > >> > >> These cost money. You have to pay the central authority for the service. > >> > >> 2) The other group is de-centralized. You verify authenticity either > >> directly (e.g. we meet in person and I give you my public key) or in a > >> peer-to-peer sort of way (e.g. I give you Mary's public key which I > >> verified when she and I we met in person). > >> > >> For this system, take a look at Gnu Privacy Guard: > >> > >> http://gnupg.org/ > >> > >> If you are on Windows, you can skip right over to the Windows Privacy > >> Tools, which is a GUI front-end for GnuPG for Windows: > >> > >> http://winpt.sourceforge.net/en/ > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Daniel. > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > Alexandro Colorado > Co-Leader of OpenOffice.org Spanish > http://es.openoffice.org/ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
