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Basic Data Encryption For Dummies!(Tutorial) * 1
    #18721692 - 08/18/13 04:19 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

I posted this in the tech forum, but im also posting it here bc. more people will see it in the pub at first and I think everyone should learn this.

Hello fellow shroomerites!
As many of you may know, our wonderful website is gifted with a built in data encryption option..But what about offsite?

In regards to your safety and the safety of others, basic data encryption is a good, easy and all around useful skill to learn.

The technical term for one who encrypts data is a "Crypto-anarchist"
Doesnt that sound cool? :tongue2:

This is a very simple guide on how to start on the path to keeping you and your online activities as anonymous as you can.

The most commonly used program/system is PGP which stands for Pretty good Privacy.
This form of encryption is almost military grade if not military grade and relatively simple to use!

How to get started on your way to being a crypto-anarchist!
Visit http://www.gnupg.org/ and download the version that fits your OS.
Windows and Mac friendly, also Linux I believe.

download to your desired location and there will be a program called GPA in most cases, open this link and it should bring up what is called your GNU Privacy Assistant.
This is where you will set up your keys.
-For those who don't know what keys are, Ill give you a quick rundown.

There are two types of Keys, a public key and a private key.
-A public key is what you share with the public and can give to anyone you wish to have send you encrypted messages.
- A private key is  your own personal "password" per se.
DO NOT SHARE THIS WITH ANYONE!
Your private key will be used to decrypt messaged encrypted in your public key, If you give your private key out anyone can decrypt and read messages written in your public key.
To put it in simpler terms, think of the Public key as a drop box with a lock. Anyone can drop a message or letter in, but only the key holder can unlock and view the contents of the box.

Now when you open GPA(GNU privacy assistant) the list will be blank.
To get started you need to form your public and private key.
To do this, click on the 'Keys' tab(hotkey K) and select 'new key'
Fill out the forms, use any alias you prefer and you will choose your "password" or private key. Let me reiterate DO NOT SHARE THIS WITH ANYONE!

Now your almost ready to start being a Crypto Anarchist!

After you have your profile set up with your password, you must get your public key so people can encrypt messages in your key and you can decrypt with your private key.
Click on your name or profile in the keyring which is the white space that should now have the profile name you created. Its four easy steps!
1. Create a new text file and save it to your desktop (name it public key)
2 . Return to your GNU and Click on YOUR key/name to select your key.
3. Click the "Export Key" option
4. Find the file you just created named "public key", select it and click export at the bottom right.

Now when you open the text file it will be a bunch of unreadable gibberish starting with
-----Begin PGP Public Key Block-----

This is what you will share with people so they can send you encrypted messages. Give this to anyone you wish to speak with anonymously.

Now when you someone sends you an encrypted message, you simply open the message, select decrypt and type in your private key. The message should now be translated to a legible text.

How to Import Other Peoples Public Keys
Now that you can receive and decrypt messages, its time to learn to be able to send a message back that the other party can decrypt with there private key/password.

When the other party shares with you their public key, copy and paste the entire key into a blank .txt document.
Then return to your GNU Privacy assistant and select import, find the file you pasted their public key into and click import.
Their profile should now be added to your keyring.
Now you can start sending encrypted messages back and forth! :ancientaliens:

Finally, how to create your encrypted message.

In the GNU, there is a clipboard tool. This is where you will write and encrypt your messages.
To make sure you have the idea down, try encrypting a message in your own key first.
1. Open the clipboard in the GNU and type a message.
2. Select the encrypt option up top
3. Select the Key that you wish to encrypt to, try yours our first so you get the hang of it. The message should now become the same kind of gibberish you saw earlier.
4. Choose the decrypt option and type in your password if you encrypted to your own key, the message should now return to its original, english format.

Things to remember
1. If you share your private key, anyone can decrypt and read your messages.
2. You must give someone your public key in order for them to send you a message that you can decrypt and read.
3. Dont forget your private key!, make a protected backup or write it down somewhere that you wont lose or forget it.
4. If you do lose or forget your private key, you can create a new one but you must share your new public key in order to decrypt messages, you cant decrypt a message written in an old public key, with your new private key.

That about does it, Wraps er all up.
:thedude:
If its too confusing for people I can add pictures later when I have the time, that may make it easier to understand but its not rocket science!

If you have any question feel free to PM me! Ill try to help as much as I can and guide you through it if your having trouble.
I think I covered about everything.

Now your a Crypto-Anarchist!

DC


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The Real violence, the violence that I realized was unforgiveable
Is the violence that we do to ourselves
When we are too afraid to be, who we really are.


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Re: Basic Data Encryption For Dummies!(Tutorial) [Re: Demonic_Chronic]
    #18721694 - 08/18/13 04:23 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Good guide for noobs :thumbup:


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Re: Basic Data Encryption For Dummies!(Tutorial) [Re: Shroomism]
    #18721695 - 08/18/13 04:25 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Thanks!
Its my first tutorial, I hope I did a good job :awebig:

DC


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Is the violence that we do to ourselves
When we are too afraid to be, who we really are.


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Re: Basic Data Encryption For Dummies!(Tutorial) [Re: Demonic_Chronic]
    #18721703 - 08/18/13 04:29 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Nice starting point, but what if most of the people you communicate with dont bother using encryption?


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Re: Basic Data Encryption For Dummies!(Tutorial) [Re: Bodhi of Ankou] * 2
    #18722584 - 08/18/13 12:04 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Then don't communicate with them about anything illegal.


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Re: Basic Data Encryption For Dummies!(Tutorial) [Re: Demonic_Chronic]
    #18722639 - 08/18/13 12:18 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Quote:

Demonic_Chronic said:
Thanks!
Its my first tutorial, I hope I did a good job :awebig:

DC





you did quite well


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Re: Basic Data Encryption For Dummies!(Tutorial) [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #18722685 - 08/18/13 12:29 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Im always looking for  attention so tldr.


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Re: Basic Data Encryption For Dummies!(Tutorial) [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #18723831 - 08/18/13 05:23 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Quote:

Prisoner#1 said:
Quote:

Demonic_Chronic said:
Thanks!
Its my first tutorial, I hope I did a good job :awebig:

DC





you did quite well




:datass:

DC


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When we are too afraid to be, who we really are.


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Re: Basic Data Encryption For Dummies!(Tutorial) [Re: Demonic_Chronic]
    #18725519 - 08/19/13 12:01 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Bump

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Re: Basic Data Encryption For Dummies!(Tutorial) [Re: Demonic_Chronic]
    #18725608 - 08/19/13 12:30 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

So, uh... can I get some head?


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Re: Basic Data Encryption For Dummies!(Tutorial) [Re: Demonic_Chronic]
    #18725609 - 08/19/13 12:30 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

if i need to send an encrypted message, i just copy/paste my messages from kleopatra into my emails. it's not the slickest solution i'm sure, but it's easy and it works. i got the tutorial from the security forum. i'm too lazy to find the thread, but this is the tutorial:

Quote:

This tutorial uses GnuPGP4Win.

GnuPGP Beta Download
http://www.mediafire.com/?7nd4apb4vt1jdb2

GnuPGP Download
http://www.mediafire.com/?ex5zhuud5d7b1r1


GnuPGP Setup for Windows

GnuPG PGP encryption key setup

First! an explanation....

Encryption is always a nice benefit to have because, while everything on tor is usually contained in entirely encrypted flow, if ever for any reason the server
does get compromised the messages on the server seized are still encrypted and are difficult or unable to be read by any entity without the keys to the encryption.

This is where PGP encryption keys are nice. You have a public and a private key that correlate to one another. You hand out the public side of the key, and anyone
who wants to send you an encrypted message, can do so using your key. You will then use the private key to decrypt that message, and you can enjoy a little more privacy
in your conversation that would be had without it.

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1) Create your master certificate

a) Open Kleopatra and then Click File => New Certificate
b) Create a Personal OpenPGP Pair
c) Name: use your username for the site
email: use anonymous email, or fake@email.addy
d) Click Advanced
Select DSA
Check Elgamal
Use highest bits available for encryption

e) Click OK
f) Click Next

g) Use a passphrase you can remember (80+ characters is not unheard of the longer the passphrase the more secure your message will be)
This will take a bit of time....

h) You can make a backup of your keypair if you want to, so you can import later....

2) Export your public key

a) Under 'My certificates' you should now see a listed name (should be your username, if you followed example)
b) Hilight your certificate, and click export cert at the top, and save this file somewhere (it'll be a .asc file)
(This file is your public certificate, open it up in notepad or something,
and you can copy/paste this to your profile, or to your customers in a public message.)

3) Adding Other Peoples Keys:

a) People will post their public keys so that you can copy/import them into your key manager (kleopatra in this case)
keys start with: -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
keys end with: -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

b) To get these keys into kleopatra, select the entire key (including the begin and end line), and copy them to your clipboard (crtl+c or edit=>copy)
c) Right click your red kleopatra icon in your task bar
d) select Clipboard and then certificate import

4) Decrypt a message sent from someone

a) Again, like the public keys, people will post encrypted messages to you that you'll need to decrypt
messages start with: -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
messages end with: -----END PGP MESSAGE-----
b) Again, hilight and copy the entire message block, with the begin and end line
c) Right Click the red Kleopatra icon
d) Select Clipboard, then click decrypt
e) Enter the passphrase you used to create your key
The decrypted data is now in your clipboard
f) Open notepad or another text editor, and paste the contents of your clipboard (crtl+v , edit=>paste)

5) Encrypt a message to someone else

a) First you need to make sure you have the public key saved for the person you want to communicate with, in section 3
b) Open notepad, or a text editor, and type the message you want encrypted
c) hilight the entire message, and copy it to your clipboard
d) Right Click Kleopatra , Goto Clipboard , Click on Encrypt
e) Click Add Recipient
f) Goto Other Certificates, and add the individual you would like.
g) Click Okay/next and it'll tell you its complete
h) The encrypted message is now in your clipboard
You can now paste that encrypted content into a private message to the person with crtl+v/edit=>paste.




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Re: Basic Data Encryption For Dummies!(Tutorial) [Re: millzy]
    #18725765 - 08/19/13 01:50 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

I thought there had to be another older, similar thread about this but I havent seen one so I thought Id revamp the idea and give writing a tutorial a shot.

Sorry if it was reiteration of an old thread or something but sometimes something needs to be explained in a different manner in order for people to understand.

Just trying to help out around here :feelsjohngoodman:

DC


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Is the violence that we do to ourselves
When we are too afraid to be, who we really are.


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Re: Basic Data Encryption For Dummies!(Tutorial) [Re: Synthe]
    #18725779 - 08/19/13 01:54 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Quote:

Synthe said:
So, uh... can I get some head?




It takes a man to know what a man likes...
:manofapproval:

Hahaha

DC


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The Real violence, the violence that I realized was unforgiveable
Is the violence that we do to ourselves
When we are too afraid to be, who we really are.


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Re: Basic Data Encryption For Dummies!(Tutorial) [Re: Demonic_Chronic]
    #18726284 - 08/19/13 07:26 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Quote:

Demonic_Chronic said:
I thought there had to be another older, similar thread about this but I havent seen one so I thought Id revamp the idea and give writing a tutorial a shot.

Sorry if it was reiteration of an old thread or something but sometimes something needs to be explained in a different manner in order for people to understand.

Just trying to help out around here :feelsjohngoodman:

DC




oh no way. sorry to hijack the thread. i'm sure your tutorial is great. i was just sharing what i know too. :sun:


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Re: Basic Data Encryption For Dummies!(Tutorial) [Re: millzy]
    #18727785 - 08/19/13 02:08 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

teamwork makes the dreamwork :strokebeard2:

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Re: Basic Data Encryption For Dummies!(Tutorial) [Re: Demonic_Chronic]
    #18775360 - 08/29/13 09:57 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

bump for people stalked


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Re: Basic Data Encryption For Dummies!(Tutorial) [Re: Demonic_Chronic]
    #18775394 - 08/29/13 10:06 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

any good iphone apps for this?


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Re: Basic Data Encryption For Dummies!(Tutorial) [Re: Oldgregg]
    #18775401 - 08/29/13 10:08 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

probably but then your provider takes all your data and sells it to the NSA as possible terrorist ap user


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