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WORKSHOP 1
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Hi everyone! Let's get started!
First, download and install GPG.
If you use:
Linux - You should already have GPG installed
Windows - http://gpg4win.org/
MacOSX - https://gpgtools.org/
Now you can create a PGP key!
If you are doing it from the command line, use this the following:
Open up a command prompt, and type `gpg --version`
You should get something other than an error.
Now run: `gpg --gen-key`
Follow the instructions to create yourself a PGP key.
After you have finished, you can see your keys with these commands:
- Public Keys: `gpg --list-keys`
- Private Keys: `gpg --list-secret-keys`
Print your public key to a file:
`gpg -ao publickey.asc --export name@domain.com`
My public key is below:
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: GnuPG v1
mQENBFQiE58BCADJ37DnscmQWtzIBf7XGi16E6kl8wkiY33X7tYsXaGZ/tJAyiI4
XkwyF4xCzW7Hokrn86+uK3wEj+9k75VDViuqtFLSnNXf7GvwVYMQjlnLM4bM7061
Yx9OY7QrHABUR0oKYnNe/Xgt9mZewwBG66z2iJHHFCyp5dK8dydtqY4hl8rEpsgn
spgl4F53EVh2vpCi02z/eCEgh8hMSfLzZ0Ifjkt9Jx9rBoqmjsd46pWBkdO7mws7
slPqHj0EcAwXACgtTNfQox5arOYrBgOPl2gT8PHHaxFiWOLYbfPw2QswSblVnOic
IHWOTupMq27UFqIkB1ueXEFHtHLuQ0AwEzIFABEBAAG0MUNocmlzIEZvc3RlciAo
TWVoKSA8Y2hyaXMuamFtZXMuZm9zdGVyQGdtYWlsLmNvbT6JATgEEwECACIFAlQi
E58CGwMGCwkIBwMCBhUIAgkKCwQWAgMBAh4BAheAAAoJEIKE1l0CYFdwuPkH/jc2
8WUIScncA7Xt8pMjKKSORCDk7/8IMv6QfxFjtIkYOO7X3x5LkHLFBiYg5PJnY8Hy
hkvpxBaXRpLpAK4w79gLosWh8hrHH9nD7qmPPzLkcdO3tG3g3q4D9GrRw7Ow4R+b
/P9+qXx0GJgn/pVph9vd5A6fMle5z1Y/vyupP/0BcDTvJxVuxSgwdJTHdyqJT4Da
fXEAxzh/L3fxBEUzQrjpAeydao/qkEK5C6WIu+QXTJiwwlGozi/djdj03QfXulJU
IKZa3ELnwwvxXIzOFcyiY2JyOGHhzxPsF3sI6M5ZIiW9IYF6i9BL607ntG0At9fJ
OxISWSvvZJltRMgQ+OC5AQ0EVCITnwEIAKZkNjD3X1xN/MtA3ZEQjqUs4yVDMBba
Da5t55WOzBVOdT4W9ifEoRIZkOvLv75USZ41PgmOiS6wylt/7NORd1LhzJFwJjlm
4ftxZ7YRMfPxF+BcnlnB/IzVGtoDarFgM/c6+WwWI+U2/8TV0/vPF/OrL46HLI/T
PqW73Ga4a3Qtyt4WsQmMS1NJF5KGXBE5yWZ+MrhcmfHQZMUJdr0VDVgck0+8pz8n
pIIfUxkLBDcmffgoAux6nFpd2kvlEmBlIv/fVnicfuQqSAMBy0NxIHzsqMkI/yAD
k5OTEvRG9Df+zZyoAoqBNXZCfv3IaeuU0Cu8XosTK2yR7XKm3jG1dC0AEQEAAYkB
HwQYAQIACQUCVCITnwIbDAAKCRCChNZdAmBXcIJvB/9HNhcwN1WLaDkuRnoGBNLR
D/1cTSRLyEC1XmkZqIfcgT4cmKbtoylhWZN8tArUsczkW9ZFO5jT4p1Iip4k3rrT
cxhcjEKk3UgaTg1eV6W0yuFI5widXRmm8Sk2wHQ0blKQlJrDI+DpOzHKF6In+tW+
7bU2MvQm7ORzXpiPBDuQXObWWjoVVt1TNfVcFqf5uPKdYp1weZ2e4JTvk4UcYmen
sYVI4YS5kiCc1fOtHlWtztQS/8fOBY5MmLLueBW9U/7Ra/wFhHfYxwfPtZ6Uogv2
mHMR9fr7e8Wdf5yV5vJStLaI2tFv5+KWgHG4CHXvj7zJsJcaO6hkj9zW9RRvrMO7
=n3R3
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Got some spare time and are ahead of everyone else?
Encrypt a message with my public key (above), and email it to me!
Email: chris.james.foster@gmail.com
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