You can find the current version far down the page. Downloading and Installing GPGMailĪt the GPGMail site, you’ll find three downloads.
This week you’ll need GPGMail to follow along. We also suggested downloading GPGMail, a plugin that works with Apple’s Mail.app and provides a means to sign and encrypt e-mail messages.
We generated a key pair using GPG Keychain Access.We installed MacGPG from the MacGPG site, including these files:.We discussed how public-key cryptography works.If you aren’t sure whether you’re ready to jump in, here’s what we did last time:
If you aren’t familiar with the concepts or haven’t installed GnuPG yet, you should definitely revisit that December column, which will get you up to speed. This time around, we’re going to install a tool for GnuPG on the Mac that provides e-mail encryption and signing, and spend a little time on the issue of how to best secure your GnuPG keys. We continue our discussion on securing your files and messages with a look at e-mail encryption and signing.īefore the holidays, we started to look at GNU Privacy Guard (aka GnuPG), a tool that uses public-key cryptography to provide virtually impenetrable encryption for your files and messages.
