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- The "insecure memory" FAQ
- There are times when a user of a free and open source operating system like FreeBSD or Debian GNU/Linux might encounter a warning or error message that looks something like this: "Warning: using insecure memory!" A likely moment might be the first time one uses GnuPG, because it's...
- Tags: Security, Disk, Window, Problem, Data, Microsoft Corp., RAM, GnuPG, Swapfile, TrueCrypt, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Memory, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Using GnuPG encryption tools with Gpg4win
- Last month, I wrote about using GnuPG on Unix and Linux systems. You can get OpenPGP functionality on your Microsoft Windows system with GnuPG as well, and I aim to explain how. There are several ways to get GnuPG for MS Windows. Among them are...
- Tags: Window, Microsoft Corp., Tool, GnuPG, Encryption Tool, Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Productivity, Construction, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2008-03-24
- Use GnuPG with Mutt to sign or encrypt e-mail
- My mail user agent of choice is called Mutt. It's a text-console based application used to sort, view, read, compose, and send e-mail. It's very feature-rich, providing a great deal of flexibility and functionality to the e-mail "power user" like me. The one thing it doesn't do that a lot...
- Tags: Operating System, Tool, GnuPG, Mutt, E-mail, Productivity, Operating Systems, Online Communications, Software, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2008-02-29
- 10 tips for effective use of OpenPGP with GnuPG
- Using a private encryption system based on the OpenPGP standard can provide a great improvement to the security of your sensitive data. To maximize the value of that improvement, however, you need to make sure your OpenPGP system itself is secured against the efforts of malicious security crackers. ...
- Tags: Passphrase, Wireless Network, Key, OpenPGP, GnuPG, Security Cracker, Security, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2008-02-28
- Using OpenPGP on UNIX/Linux systems with GnuPG
- PGP is the name of an encryption program created in 1991 by Philip Zimmerman. Since then, PGP has become the dominant model for personal privacy encryption software. In July 1998, PGP Inc. proposed an OpenPGP standard to the IETF. This standard would provide guidance for creating personal...
- Tags: FreeBSD, Linux System, Debian, Key, PGP Corp., GnuPG, OpenPGP Working Group, RFC 2440, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Open Source, Linux, UNIX, Management, Software, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2008-02-14
- Get started with GnuPG
- GnuPG is an open replacement for PGP Corporation's PGP Pretty Good Privacy encryption tool, and based on the OpenPGP standard. What GnuPG or GPG for short does is allow for the encryption and decryption of files using a public/private keypair. It can be used to encrypt regular files or e-mail,...
- Tags: File, Key, PGP Corp., GnuPG, GPG, Linux, E-mail, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Vincent Danen
- Blog posts 2008-02-04
- GnuPG and GPGME message signing flaw
- According to an announcement at gnupg.org, a problem exists when using GnuPG and GPGME to create attached signatures in email messages. According to Gerardo Richarte of Core Security Technologies, text can be inserted before or after the signed text in an OpenPGP message that looks to the user as...
- Tags: cryptography, Message Signing, Security
- Blog posts 2007-03-15
- Bug may expose encrypted e-mail
- Deceptive lead in.The takeaway and bolded lead-in are somewhat deceptive and smack of sensationalism.The weakness or bug is not in the GnuPG cryptography technology as initially indicated but rather in several e-mail programs that use GnuPG as
- Tags: cryptography, e-mail, fud, GnuPG, open-source, security, software, WDMilner
- Discussion threads 2007-03-09
- Using GnuPG in Windows 2000
- If you are in need of solid encryption but want to steer clear of the mainstream, then GnuPG is for you. In this Daily Feature, Jack Wallen, Jr., explains how to install GnuPG and its basic features.If you're like other paranoid, overly caffeinated, highly intelligent IT professionals, you know that...
- Tags: E-mail, Microsoft Windows, Jack Wallen, Jr., Microsoft Windows 2000, GnuPG
- Technical articles 2001-09-05
- Getting started with GNU Privacy Guard
- In this introduction to using GNU Privacy Guard, Bryan Pfaffenberger describes all the benefits strong encryption technology can give you, including secure, confidential storage and transmission of sensitive documents.GNU Privacy Guard implements public-key encryption based on the OpenPGP protocol. In this Daily Drill Down, you'll learn how to get...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Bryan Pfaffenberger, passphrase, GNU Privacy Guard, GnuPG, GNU
- Technical articles 2000-05-12
- GNU Privacy Guard brings industrial-strength encryption to Linux systems
- In this Daily Drill Down, Bryan Pfaffenberger examines the fundamental concepts underlying GNU Privacy Guard, a full implementation of OpenPGP, which is a public Internet standard.Does your organization have a need for secure, encrypted communications? Perhaps you're working with sensitive business strategy documents that, in the wrong hands, could cause...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux system, Bryan Pfaffenberger, Linux, GnuPG, GNU Privacy Guard, GNU
- Technical articles 2000-04-14
Additional Resources
- Enigmail (xpi)
- Enigmail adds OpenPGP message encryption and authentication to your email client. It features automatic encryption, decryption and integrated key management functionality. Enigmail requires GnuPG (www.gnupg.org) for the cryptographic functions, which is not included in the installation.Version 0.95 adds support for a variety of foreign languages.
- Tags: Encryption, Enigmail, Security
- Software downloads 2007-05-01
- redhat 9
- Hi, im trying to install redhat 9.0 on my laptop but half way during the installation it freezes on gnupg-1.2.1-3 packet and i dont know what to do. Thank You
- Tags: Notebooks, kaz11@...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-01
- anyone have a fix for Enigmail returning "bad passphrase" error?
- I've been over to search Google and it seems other's have this same issue yet somehow fail to post the fix. The posting that did give a seven step process to install Enigmail and dependencies even managed to miss the actual part about making it work so here I am.GnuPG...
- Tags: Neon Samurai, bad passphrase, Enigmail, passphrase, omitted string
- Discussion threads 2007-06-18
- Use lbdb to combine contact sources for easy address lookup
- Vincent Danen describes a handy little tool that makes it easy to search for addresses outside of your e-mail client. See what the Little Brother's Database lbdb can do for you. Address book storage varies by e-mail client; many keep contacts in their own storage format that makes...
- Tags: Vincent Danen, Little Brother, LDAP, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Storage, Operating systems, Mutt, lookup, database, Linux Tips Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., E-mail Client, Address Book, E-mail, Databases, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Apple Mac OS, Online Communications, Hardware, Data Management
- Technical articles 2007-04-02
- Tech Tip: Instant message with Kopete
- There are many instant messaging clients for Linux. Some target one particular network, while others desire to speak with them all, such as Kopete, a relative newcomer to the world of IM clients. What makes...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Linux Tips Newsletter, IM, Plug-in, Kopete, Instant Messaging, Internet, Online Communications
- Technical articles 2003-12-08
- AutoKrypt (exe)
- Encryption software designed to automate encryption and decryption of files and folders. The software is a command line wrapper around GnuPG. Encryption methods include OpenPGP password, and OpenPGP private and public key encryption. Includes key generators, and a key store to manage keys. Common tasks include encrypt, decrypt, copy, zip,...
- Tags: Task, Software, HiTek Software, E-mail, Security, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2007-06-21
- PGP Corp's "The 12 Threats of Christmas"
- I'll close out the holiday season for the IT Security weblog here at TechRepublic by presenting one of the most annoying amusing pieces of security culture to come out of 2007. Without further ado, I present PGP Corporation's new security awareness Christmas jingle, The 12 Threats of Christmas: ...
- Tags: PGP Corp., Productivity, Security, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2007-12-29
- Maintain the integrity and confidentiality of your data with these encryption tools
- The days of totally private networks are long gone. Today, there is no way to avoid sending your business data outside of your network. Nor would you want to; sharing information with business partners and customers in the outside world is the biggest advantage of a global Internet....
- Tags: Network, Prentice Hall Inc., Tool, Chapter Coverage, Internet, Open Source, Security
- Book chapters 2007-10-11
- Encrypting and decrypting files with GnuPG
- GnuPG, the open replacement for PGP, is an excellent tool to manage cryptographic signatures to files or e-mails for validity and integrity, as well as a tool to encrypt and decrypt sensitive files. Previously, we looked into creating an initial GPG public/private keypair and looked at embedding a signature...
- Tags: Passphrase, ASCII, File, GPG, E-mail, Online Communications, Vincent Danen
- Blog posts 2008-02-15
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