Module 0160: File-based encryption using GPG

Tak Auyeung, Ph.D.

February 21, 2011
1 About this module
2 GPG
3 Key-pair encryption
4 Generating a Key-pair
 4.1 Key type
 4.2 Key size
 4.3 Expiration date
 4.4 User ID
 4.5 Passphrase
 4.6 Where are the key files?
5 Encrypting
6 Deciphering
7 Managing the private key
8 How to apply GPG?
9 Nifty command line combos
 9.1 To archive and encrypt a folder
 9.2 To decipher and expand an encrypted archive
10 Other applications of GPG