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A public key is used to encrypt communication. A private key is used to decrypt it.
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(itstool) path: info/desc
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
C/about-diff-private-public.page:19
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5.
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Public Key vs Private Key
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(itstool) path: page/title
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Located in
C/about-diff-private-public.page:23
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Although <em>Public Keys</em> and <em>Private Keys</em> are both referred to as <em>keys</em>, it helps to think of them a bit differently. Try to think of a <em>Public Key</em> as being like a padlock, and a <em>Private Key</em> as being like a key that unlocks the padlock.
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(itstool) path: page/p
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Located in
C/about-diff-private-public.page:25
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An Example: Sending a Secret Message in a Box
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(itstool) path: section/title
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C/about-diff-private-public.page:31
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Let's use an example to see how this works. Imagine that you want your friend to send you a secret message in a box. You could give your friend a box and a padlock, but only you would have the key that unlocks the padlock.
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(itstool) path: section/p
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C/about-diff-private-public.page:33
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Your friend could put their message in the box, lock the padlock, and then send you the locked box in the mail. When you receive it, you would use your key to unlock the box.
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(itstool) path: section/p
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C/about-diff-private-public.page:38
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This is similar to how a <em>Public Key</em> and a <em>Private Key</em> work. Like the padlock, you can freely give out your <em>Public Key</em>. This will make it easy for anyone to securely encrypt, or lock, a message that they want to send to you.
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(itstool) path: section/p
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C/about-diff-private-public.page:42
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On the other hand, a <em>Private Key</em> is like the key that allows you to decrypt, or unlock, the padlock. Because the <em>Private Key</em> is used to decrypt secure messages, you will want to keep your <em>Private Key</em> safe.
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(itstool) path: section/p
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C/about-diff-private-public.page:47
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12.
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Aruna Sankaranarayanan
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(itstool) path: credit/name
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Located in
C/about-pgp.page:15
C/glossary.page:15
C/index.page:18
C/introduction.page:21
C/key-servers-add.page:16
C/keyring-change-default.page:14
C/keyring-create.page:16
C/keyring-lock.page:15
C/keyring-unlock.page:15
C/keyring-update-password.page:15
C/keyring.page:20
C/misc-key-backup.page:15
C/misc-key-fingerprint.page:14
C/passwords-stored-create.page:14
C/passwords-view.page:15
C/pgp-create.page:22
C/pgp-delete.page:15
C/pgp-expiration-change.page:14
C/pgp-expired.page:15
C/pgp-export.page:14
C/pgp-import.page:16
C/pgp-photoid.page:15
C/pgp-sign.page:14
C/pgp-subkeys.page:14
C/pgp-sync.page:15
C/pgp-userid-add.page:15
C/pgp-userid-primary.page:14
C/pgp-userid-remove.page:15
C/pgp-userid.page:14
C/ssh-connect-remote.page:19
C/ssh-export.page:15
C/ssh-import.page:15
C/subkeys-add.page:15
C/subkeys-examine.page:15
C/subkeys-revoke.page:15
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PGP keys are used to sign and encrypt emails and files.
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(itstool) path: info/desc
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C/about-pgp.page:20
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