From theory: You need other people's public keys, to encrypt something to them. They decrypt it with their private key.
If they have uploaded them to a keyserver, you can download them through Enigmail -> Key Management -> Keyserver -> Search for keys. Then enter the mail address of your contact. Otherwise, they will have to send you their public key (usually in an .asc file). Then you can send encrypted messages to them, if you activate it while writing a mail. To further demonstrate the concept of public key encryption: If you are writing to multiple people, you need to have the public key of each individual person. Each recipient will get his personal mail encrypted only for him. He will decrypt it with his private key. If something else is troubling you, just ask ahead. Your first question was pretty general, so I did not know, if it is a problem understanding assymetrical encryption in general or more the steps using it with Enigmail. On 01/25/2015 09:37 PM, Camille Testa wrote: > Hello, > > I am brand-new to Enigmail/encryption in general (as in, only started > today). I've learned how to sign my messages, but I am having trouble > encrypting. I think the problem is that I'm confused about using > other people's keys. Anybody willing/able to help? > > _______________________________________________ > enigmail-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription click here: > https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailman/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net >
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