Signing or encrypting messages via GPG/OpenPGP that you send.
Andre Klapper
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Novell, Inc

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# Creating a GPG key

These steps are very technical. For average users we recommend using the Seahorse application for managing GPG/OpenPGP keys.

Before you can get or send GPG encrypted mail, you need to generate your public and private keys with GPG.

Open the Terminal application and enter gpg --gen-key.

Hautatu algoritmo bat, eta sakatu Sartu.

Select a key length, then press Enter.

Idatzi zenbat denborarako balio beharko lukeen zure gakoak.

Idatzi zure benetako izena, eta sakatu Sartu.

Type your email address, then press Enter.

(Aukerakoa) Idatzi iruzkin bat, eta sakatu Sartu.

Berrikusi hautatutako erabiltzailearen IDa. Zuzena bada, sakatu O.

Idatzi pasaesaldi bat, eta sakatu Sartu.

Mugitu sagua ausaz, gakoak sortzeko.

After the keys are generated, you can view your key information by entering gpg --list-keys. You should see something similar to this: `/home/you/.gnupg/pubring.gpg ---------------------------- pub 1024D/32j38dk2 2001-06-20 you <you@example.com> sub 1024g/289sklj3 2011-06-20 [expires: 2012-11-14]`

GPG creates one list, or keyring, for your public keys and one for your private keys. All the public keys you know are stored in the file ~/.gnupg/pubring.gpg. If you want to give other people your key, send them that file.

If you want, you can upload your keys to a key server:

Check your public key ID with `gpg --list-keys`. It is the string after `1024D` on the line beginning with `pub`. In the example above, it is `32j38dk2`.

Enter the command gpg --send-keys --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net 32j38dk2. Substitute your key ID for `32j38dk2`. You need your password to do this.

Gako-zerbitzariak zure gako publikoak gordetzen ditu, zure lagunek zure mezuak desenkriptatu ahal izateko. Gako-zerbitzaririk ez erabiltzea erabakitzen baduzu, eskuz bidali beharko diozu jendeari zure gako publikoa, edo zure sinadura-fitxategian sartu, edo zure web-orrian jarri. Baina errazagoa da behin gakoa argitaratu eta jendearen esku uztea, behar dutenean kokaleku zentral batetik har dezaten.

If you don't have a key to unlock or encrypt a message, you can set your encryption tool to look it up automatically. If it cannot find the key, an error message appears.