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37 lines
652 B
Markdown
# GPG Cheatsheet
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## Generate Keypair
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* Generating a keypair via gpg
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```sh
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gpg --gen-key
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```
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## Encryption via GPG
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* Encryption of a file via gpg
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```sh
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gpg --symmetric --cipher-algo <algorithm> $PLAIN_TEXT
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```
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### Armored Encryption via GPG
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* ASCII armored encryption output is done via
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```sh
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gpg --armor --symmetric --cipher-algo <algorithm> $PLAIN_TEXT
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```
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## Decryption via GPG
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* Decryption of a file via gpg
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```sh
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gpg --output original_message.txt --decrypt $CIPHER
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```
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## Encrypt & Sign an eMail
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* Encryption and siging via gpg is done in the following way
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```sh
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gpg --encrypt --sign --armor -r bill.gates@microsoft.com message.txt
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```
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