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- EZ-PGP Version 1.0 Beta Release 1
- By TNG Lover: tnglover@netnet.net
- DOCUMENTATION
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- OK, since this is a beta release, you won't see any huge
- explanations for each command, but you will find documentation
- good enough so you can actually use it. Be sure you have read
- all of README.TXT before you start.
-
- Command Explanations:
- 1 - PGP asks for a key size. If you believe that PGP is already
- a safe program, select 1. If you are very security paranoid,
- select 3. Next PGP asks for a user ID. Enter your name or
- internet ID, followed by your e-mail address in brackets.
- Example: John Doe <jdoe@netnet.net>. Next PGP will ask for a
- pass phrase. Enter a phrase that only you would know. Then
- enter the phrase again to confirm you entered the right phrase.
- Now you can just start tryping characters until the counter
- reaches 0. Next just sit back and relax until PGP finishes
- making your key pair.
-
- 2 - Enter your username, or enough to distinguish it from another
- key on you ring (ONE WORD ONLY). Then type in the filename you
- want the key to be extracted to (an extension of .asc is
- recommended). That key will be placed in the KEYS\ directory.
- Now you are ready to distribute your key.
-
- 3 - Enter the filename of the key to be added to the keyring
- (located in the KEYS\ directory). IF PGP finds new key(s) in the
- file, it will ask if you want to certify the keys yourself. If
- you know what PGP is talking about, go ahead and hit Y, else hit
- N.
-
- 4 - No explanation here. It displays a list of keys in your
- ring.
-
- 5 - Enter a one-word portion of the key you want to remove. If
- PGP finds a key containing that string, it will confirm deleting
- it. If you are sure you want to delete it, hit Y, else hit N.
-
- 6 - Enter the filename of the plain ASCII file you want to edit
- (put a message in). It should have an extension .TXT, and both
- the ASCII and the encrypted file will be placed in the MSGS\
- directory. THen enter the user name(s) of the person/persons you
- want to address the encrypted file to. Next the MS-DOS editor
- will be run. Type in your message, then go to file|save. Then
- go file|exit to leave. Next PGP will confirm that you want to
- send the file to the selected person(s). Hit Y. Now your
- encrypted file is ready. It has the entension .ASC and is in the
- MSGS\ directory. Send it to your person.
-
- 7 - First place the encrypted file in the MSGS\ directory. Use
- the 7 command. Enter the name of that file you just placed. Now
- PGP will ask for your pass Phrase. Enter it and press ENTER.
- Now the file is decrypted. The output file has no extension.
-
- 8 - You exit.
-
-
- I'm sorry for the shortage of technical explanations and all that
- stuff, but this is a beta version. E-mail me at
- tnglover@netnet.net.
-