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GPG Keys

Robert G. Brown Duke University Physics Department Durham, NC 27708-0305

Instructions

Observe the following sequence:

• Save the key below into a file called (e.g.) rgb.gpg
• Add the key to your keyring:
  

  
  rgb@ganesh|T:197>gpg --import rgb.gpg
  
  

• Time to validate the key. You probably shouldn't skip this step unless you feel CERTAIN that the key in rgb.gpg is what it appears to be. If you got it from this page, it probably is, but note that I didn't make this page SSL-secured so it might not be. For casual privacy it might be OK, for national security level privacy you probably shouldn't trust it. So:
  

  
  rgb@ganesh|T:198>gpg --edit-key rgb
  gpg (GnuPG) 1.0.6; Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
  This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
  under certain conditions. See the file COPYING for details.
  
  gpg: Warning: using insecure memory!
  Secret key is available.
  
  pub  1024D/E5637298  created: 2001-01-21 expires: never      trust: -/u
  sub  1024g/ABC22EC6  created: 2001-01-21 expires: never     
  (1). Robert G. Brown 
  
  Command> fpr
  pub  1024D/E5637298 2001-01-21 Robert G. Brown 
  
  

  (and a bunch of cryptic numbers, the key's "fingerprint", should appear). Leave gpg running in command mode and...
• Call me or otherwise contact me "securely" via the numbers in the contact link on the left. Read them out loud to me while I verify them. Then...
• Sign the key with your own key. This is basically attesting to yourself and anybody else that you give it to that you have a chain of confidence that the key really is my key and is current.
  

  
  Command> sign
  
  

• You can then enter "check" if you want to see the final result.
• For further instructions on how to use the key to sign or encrypt documents to be sent to me, visit:
  The Gnu Privacy Handbook or use tools that might be built into your e.g. mail software already. Good Luck!

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Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org

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-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----