Confidentiality in the Digital Age
A primer on message and file encryption, using common, open, and secure standards., October 24, 2024
This post is going to focus on teaching the basic functionality for the "GPG" software, specifically how to; encrypt, decrypt, sign, and verify text/files. But first, why? I have two motivations for writing this. The first is just a general desire to share some cool knowledge I have with other tech people that may be interested, but the second is due to feeling more and more like the time and place in which I live requires such knowledge to continue living a safe and peaceable life. While I won't elaborate on that second point, it is my primary motivation behind sharing this knowledge.
