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Overview

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	= Overview =		= Overview =
	For an overview of how public key encryption works, this is an excellent explanation: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=3QnD2c4Xovk#%21 Public Key Cryptography: Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange].		For an overview of how public key encryption works, this is an excellent explanation: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=3QnD2c4Xovk#%21 Public Key Cryptography: Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange]. GPG is a tool that does several things, but mostly it is used to generate a public/private key pair and maintains a user's '''keychain''' - the set of public keys from all their contacts. Thunderbird is an email client, and Enigmail is the plug-in that uses GPG for that platform to integrate that into a user's email account.

	GPG is a tool that does several things, but mostly it is used to generate a public/private key pair and maintains a user's '''keychain''' - the set of public keys from all their contacts. Thunderbird is an email client, and Enigmail is the plug-in that uses GPG for that platform to integrate that into a user's email account.

	The first step is to install GPG for your platform. There are instructions for Linux, Mac, and Windows below. After that, the next step is to install Thunderbird, a mail client. You don't need a new email account - this setup works with your existing email account. After confirming that Thunderbird can send/receive email, Enigmail plug-in can be installed and configured to use the GPG on your platform. The next step is generate a public-private key pair, and publish your public key (so others can find your public key to send you encrypted email). Then finally you can send an encrypted email!		The first step is to install GPG for your platform. There are instructions for Linux, Mac, and Windows below. After that, the next step is to install Thunderbird, a mail client. You don't need a new email account - this setup works with your existing email account. After confirming that Thunderbird can send/receive email, Enigmail plug-in can be installed and configured to use the GPG on your platform. The next step is generate a public-private key pair, and publish your public key (so others can find your public key to send you encrypted email). Then finally you can send an encrypted email!

Emptyset: /* Linux */

2014-06-18T00:25:26Z

Linux

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	= ~~Overview =~~		= Linux =
	~~For an overview of how public key encryption works, this is an excellent explanation: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=3QnD2c4Xovk#%21 Public Key Cryptography: Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange].~~

	GPG is a tool that does several things, but mostly it is used to generate a public/private key pair and maintains a user's '''keychain''' - the set of public keys from all their contacts. Thunderbird is an email client, and Enigmail is the plug-in that uses GPG for that platform to integrate that into a user's email account.

	~~The first step is to install GPG for your platform. There are instructions for~~ Linux, Mac, and Windows below. After that, the next step is to install Thunderbird, a mail client. You don't need a new email account - this setup works with your existing email account. After confirming that Thunderbird can send/receive email, Enigmail plug-in can be installed and configured to use the GPG on your platform. The next step is generate a public-private key pair, and publish your public key (so others can find your public key to send you encrypted email). Then finally you can send an encrypted email!

	~~= Platform-Specific GPG Install =~~
	~~== Linux =~~=
	* Install GnuPG		* Install GnuPG
	** On Debian/GNU Linux (Includes Ubuntu): <code>$ apt-get install gnupg</code>		** On Debian/GNU Linux (Includes Ubuntu): <code>$ apt-get install gnupg</code>
	** [https://www.gnupg.org/download/index.html On other Linux systems]		** [https://www.gnupg.org/download/index.html On other Linux systems]

	== OS X (Macintosh) ==		= OS X (Macintosh) =
	* [https://gpgtools.org Install GPG Suite]		* [https://gpgtools.org Install GPG Suite]

	== Windows ==		= Windows =
	* [http://www.gpg4win.org Install GPG4WIN]		* [http://www.gpg4win.org Install GPG4WIN]

	= ~~Thunderbird+Enigmail~~ =		= Continue... =

	* [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird Install Thunderbird]		* [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird Install Thunderbird]
	** [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/automatic-account-configuration Configure Thunderbird against your existing email account]		** [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/automatic-account-configuration Configure Thunderbird against your existing email account]

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Linux

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	= ~~Overview =~~		= Linux =
	~~For an overview of how public key encryption works, this is an excellent explanation: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=3QnD2c4Xovk#%21 Public Key Cryptography: Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange].~~

	GPG is a tool that does several things, but mostly it is used to generate a public/private key pair and maintains a user's '''keychain''' - the set of public keys from all their contacts. Thunderbird is an email client, and Enigmail is the plug-in that uses GPG for that platform to integrate that into a user's email account.

	~~The first step is to install GPG for your platform. There are instructions for~~ Linux, Mac, and Windows below. After that, the next step is to install Thunderbird, a mail client. You don't need a new email account - this setup works with your existing email account. After confirming that Thunderbird can send/receive email, Enigmail plug-in can be installed and configured to use the GPG on your platform. The next step is generate a public-private key pair, and publish your public key (so others can find your public key to send you encrypted email). Then finally you can send an encrypted email!

	~~= Platform-Specific GPG Install =~~
	~~== Linux =~~=
	* Install GnuPG		* Install GnuPG
	** On Debian/GNU Linux (Includes Ubuntu): ~~<code>~~$ apt-get install gnupg~~</code>~~		** On Debian/GNU Linux (Includes Ubuntu): $ apt-get install gnupg
	** [https://www.gnupg.org/download/index.html On other Linux systems]		** [https://www.gnupg.org/download/index.html On other Linux systems]

	== OS X (Macintosh) ==		= OS X (Macintosh) =
	* [https://gpgtools.org Install GPG Suite]		* [https://gpgtools.org Install GPG Suite]

	== Windows ==		= Windows =
	* [http://www.gpg4win.org Install GPG4WIN]		* [http://www.gpg4win.org Install GPG4WIN]

	= ~~Thunderbird+Enigmail~~ =		= Continue... =

	* [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird Install Thunderbird]		* [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird Install Thunderbird]
	** [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/automatic-account-configuration Configure Thunderbird against your existing email account]		** [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/automatic-account-configuration Configure Thunderbird against your existing email account]

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2014-06-18T00:18:04Z

OS X (Macintosh)

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	= ~~Overview~~ =		= Linux =
	~~For an overview of how public key encryption works, this is an excellent explanation: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=3QnD2c4Xovk#%21 Public Key Cryptography: Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange].~~

	GPG is a tool that does several things, but mostly it is used to generate a public/private key pair and maintains a user's '''keychain''' - the set of public keys from all their contacts. Thunderbird is an email client, and Enigmail is the plug-in that uses GPG for that platform to integrate that into a user's email account.

	The first step is to install GPG for your platform. There are instructions for Linux, Mac, and Windows below. After that, the next step is to install Thunderbird, a mail client. You don't need a new email account - this setup works with your existing email account. After confirming that Thunderbird can send/receive email, Enigmail plug-in can be installed and configured to use the GPG on your platform. The next step is generate a public-private key pair, and publish your public key (so others can find your public key to send you encrypted email). Then finally you can send an encrypted email!		= OS X (Macintosh) =

	~~= Platform-Specific GPG Install =~~
	~~== Linux ==~~
	* Install GnuPG
	** On Debian/GNU Linux (Includes Ubuntu): <code>$ apt-get install gnupg</code>
	** [https://www.gnupg.org/download/index.html On other Linux systems]

	== OS X (Macintosh) ==
	* [https://gpgtools.org Install GPG Suite]		* [https://gpgtools.org Install GPG Suite]

	== Windows ==		= Windows =
	* [http://www.gpg4win.org Install GPG4WIN]		* [http://www.gpg4win.org Install GPG4WIN]

	= ~~Thunderbird+Enigmail~~ =		= Continue... =

	* [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird Install Thunderbird]		* [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird Install Thunderbird]
	** [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/automatic-account-configuration Configure Thunderbird against your existing email account]		** [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/automatic-account-configuration Configure Thunderbird against your existing email account]

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2014-06-18T00:17:48Z

OS X (Macintosh)

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	= ~~Overview~~ =		= Linux =
	~~For an overview of how public key encryption works, this is an excellent explanation: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=3QnD2c4Xovk#%21 Public Key Cryptography: Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange].~~

	GPG is a tool that does several things, but mostly it is used to generate a public/private key pair and maintains a user's '''keychain''' - the set of public keys from all their contacts. Thunderbird is an email client, and Enigmail is the plug-in that uses GPG for that platform to integrate that into a user's email account.

	The first step is to install GPG for your platform. There are instructions for Linux, Mac, and Windows below. After that, the next step is to install Thunderbird, a mail client. You don't need a new email account - this setup works with your existing email account. After confirming that Thunderbird can send/receive email, Enigmail plug-in can be installed and configured to use the GPG on your platform. The next step is generate a public-private key pair, and publish your public key (~~so others can find your public key to send you encrypted email~~). ~~Then finally you can send an encrypted email!~~		= OS X (Macintosh) =
			* Download [https://gpgtools.org GPG Suite]

	= ~~Platform-Specific GPG Install =~~		= Windows =
	~~== Linux =~~=		* [http://www.gpg4win.org Install GPG4WIN]
	* Install GnuPG
	** On Debian/GNU Linux (Includes Ubuntu): <code>$ apt-get install gnupg</code>
	** [~~https~~://www.~~gnupg~~.org~~/download/index.html On other Linux systems~~]

	=~~= OS X (Macintosh) ==~~		= Continue... =
	* [https://gpgtools.~~org Install GPG Suite]~~

	~~== Windows ==~~
	* [http://www.~~gpg4win~~.~~org Install GPG4WIN]~~

	~~= Thunderbird+Enigmail =~~
	* [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird Install Thunderbird]		* [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird Install Thunderbird]
	** [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/automatic-account-configuration Configure Thunderbird against your existing email account]		** [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/automatic-account-configuration Configure Thunderbird against your existing email account]

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2014-06-18T00:15:35Z

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	= ~~Overview~~ =		= Linux =
	~~For an overview of how public key encryption works, this is an excellent explanation: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=3QnD2c4Xovk#%21 Public Key Cryptography: Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange].~~

	GPG is a tool that does several things, but mostly it is used to generate a public/private key pair and maintains a user's '''keychain''' - the set of public keys from all their contacts. Thunderbird is an email client, and Enigmail is the plug-in that uses GPG for that platform to integrate that into a user's email account.

	The first step is to install GPG for your platform. There are instructions for Linux, Mac, and Windows below. After that, the next step is to install Thunderbird, a mail client. You don't need a new email account - this setup works with your existing email account. After confirming that Thunderbird can send/receive email, Enigmail plug-in can be installed and configured to use the GPG on your platform. The next step is generate a public-private key pair, and publish your public key (~~so others can find your public key to send you encrypted email~~)~~. Then finally you can send an encrypted email!~~		= OS X (Macintosh) =

	~~= Platform-Specific GPG Install =~~
	~~== Linux ==~~
	* Install GnuPG
	** On Debian/GNU Linux (Includes Ubuntu): <code>$ apt-get install gnupg</code>
	** [https://www.gnupg.org/download/index.html On other Linux systems]

	=~~= OS X (Macintosh) =~~=		= Windows =
	* [~~https~~://~~gpgtools~~.org Install ~~GPG Suite~~]		* [http://www.gpg4win.org Install GPG4WIN]

	=~~= Windows ==~~		= Continue... =
	* [http://www.~~gpg4win~~.~~org Install GPG4WIN]~~

	~~= Thunderbird+Enigmail =~~
	* [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird Install Thunderbird]		* [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird Install Thunderbird]
	** [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/automatic-account-configuration Configure Thunderbird against your existing email account]		** [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/automatic-account-configuration Configure Thunderbird against your existing email account]

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-= Overview =
+= Linux =
-GPG is a tool that does several things, but mostly it is used to generate a public/private key pair and maintains a user's '''keychain''' - the set of public keys from all their contacts.  Thunderbird is an email client, and Enigmail is the plug-in that uses GPG for that platform to integrate that into a user's email account.
+= OS X (Macintosh) =
-The first step is to install GPG for your platform.  There are instructions for Linux, Mac, and Windows below.  After that, the next step is to install Thunderbird, a mail client.  You don't need a new email account - this setup works with your existing email account.  After confirming that Thunderbird can send/receive email, Enigmail plug-in can be installed and configured to use the GPG on your platform.  The next step is generate a public-private key pair, and publish your public key (so others can find your public key to send you encrypted email).  Then finally you can send an encrypted email!
+= Windows =
 * [http://www.gpg4win.org Install GPG4WIN]

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2014-06-18T00:14:47Z

Windows

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	= ~~Overview~~ =		= Linux =
	~~For an overview of how public key encryption works, this is an excellent explanation: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=3QnD2c4Xovk#%21 Public Key Cryptography: Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange].~~

	GPG is a tool that does several things, but mostly it is used to generate a public/private key pair and maintains a user's '''keychain''' - the set of public keys from all their contacts. Thunderbird is an email client, and Enigmail is the plug-in that uses GPG for that platform to integrate that into a user's email account.		= OS X (Macintosh) =

	~~The first step is to install GPG for your platform. There are instructions for Linux, Mac, and~~ Windows below. After that, the next step is to install Thunderbird, a mail client. You don't need a new email account - this setup works with your existing email account. After confirming that Thunderbird can send/receive email, Enigmail plug-in can be installed and configured to use the GPG on your platform. The next step is generate a public-private key pair, and publish your public key (so others can find your public key to send you encrypted email). Then finally you can send an encrypted email!		= Windows =

	~~= Platform-Specific GPG Install =~~
	~~== Linux ==~~
	* Install GnuPG
	** On Debian/GNU Linux (Includes Ubuntu): <code>$ apt-get install gnupg</code>
	** [https://www.gnupg.org/download/index.html On other Linux systems]

	~~== OS X (Macintosh) ==~~
	* [https://gpgtools.org Install GPG Suite]

	~~== Windows ==~~
	* [http://www.gpg4win.org Install GPG4WIN]		* [http://www.gpg4win.org Install GPG4WIN]

	~~= Thunderbird+Enigmail =~~
	* [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird Install Thunderbird]		* [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird Install Thunderbird]
	** [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/automatic-account-configuration Configure Thunderbird against your existing email account]		** [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/automatic-account-configuration Configure Thunderbird against your existing email account]

Emptyset: /* Windows */

2014-06-18T00:13:48Z

Windows

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	= ~~Overview~~ =		= Linux =
	~~For an overview of how public key encryption works, this is an excellent explanation: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=3QnD2c4Xovk#%21 Public Key Cryptography: Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange].~~

	GPG is a tool that does several things, but mostly it is used to generate a public/private key pair and maintains a user's '''keychain''' - the set of public keys from all their contacts. Thunderbird is an email client, and Enigmail is the plug-in that uses GPG for that platform to integrate that into a user's email account.		= OS X (Macintosh) =

	~~The first step is to install GPG for your platform. There are instructions for Linux, Mac, and~~ Windows below. After that, the next step is to install Thunderbird, a mail client. You don't need a new email account - this setup works with your existing email account. After confirming that Thunderbird can send/receive email, Enigmail plug-in can be installed and configured to use the GPG on your platform. The next step is generate a public-private key pair, and publish your public key (so others can find your public key to send you encrypted email). Then finally you can send an encrypted email!		= Windows =

	~~= Platform-Specific GPG Install =~~		* [http://www.gpg4win.org \| Install GPG4WIN]
	~~== Linux ==~~		* [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird \| Install Thunderbird]
	* Install GnuPG		** [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/automatic-account-configuration \| Configure Thunderbird against your existing email account]
	** On Debian/GNU Linux (Includes Ubuntu): <code>$ apt-get install gnupg</code>		* [https://www.enigmail.net/download \| Install Enigmail Plug-in]
	** [https://www.gnupg.org/download/index.html On other Linux systems]		* [https://www.enigmail.net/documentation/quickstart-ch2.php \| Create a Public-Private Key Pair]

	~~== OS X (Macintosh) ==~~
	* [https://gpgtools.org Install GPG Suite]

	~~== Windows ==~~
	* [http://www.gpg4win.org Install GPG4WIN]

	~~= Thunderbird+Enigmail =~~
	* [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird Install Thunderbird]
	** [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/automatic-account-configuration Configure Thunderbird against your existing email account]
	* [https://www.enigmail.net/download Install Enigmail Plug-in]
	* [https://www.enigmail.net/documentation/quickstart-ch2.php Create a Public-Private Key Pair]
	** Remember your passphrase!		** Remember your passphrase!
	** (Optional) [https://www.enigmail.net/documentation/keyman.php Generate a revocation certificate]		** (Optional) [https://www.enigmail.net/documentation/keyman.php \| Generate a revocation certificate]
	** Publish your public key		** Publish your public key
	* [https://www.enigmail.net/documentation/quickstart-ch3.php Send an Encrypted Email]		* [https://www.enigmail.net/documentation/quickstart-ch3.php \| Send an Encrypted Email]
	** Create a plain-text email to [mailto:emptyset@freesideatlanta.org emptyset@freesideatlanta.org]		** Create a plain-text email to [mailto:emptyset@freesideatlanta.org \| emptyset@freesideatlanta.org]
	** Lookup the public key for [mailto:emptyset@freesideatlanta.org emptyset@freesideatlanta.org]		** Lookup the public key for [mailto:emptyset@freesideatlanta.org \| emptyset@freesideatlanta.org]
	** Sign and encrypt the email		** Sign and encrypt the email
	** Send!		** Send!