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As GnuPG is an implementation of the OpenPGP standards, you can get an understanding of the concepts you'll need from the [[OpenPGP/Concepts|OpenPGP concepts]] wiki page. As GnuPG is an implementation of the OpenPGP standards, you can get an understanding of the concepts you'll need from the [[https://userbase.kde.org/Concepts/OpenPGP_For_Beginners|OpenPGP concepts]] pages on the KDE wiki.
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 * [[GnuPG/GettingStarted|Getting started with GnuPG]] - Generating and publishing a key
 * [[GnuPG/GettingStartedWithGPA|Getting started with GPA]] - Generating and publishing a key using the GNU Privacy Assistant, a graphical frontend to GnuPG
 * [[GnuPG/BasicUsage|Basic usage]] - Encryption and signing on the command line
 * [[http://keyring.debian.org/creating-key.html|Getting started with GnuPG]] - Generating and publishing a key

This page is about using GnuPG in Debian. For development work, see the GnuPG packaging team page.

This page is a work-in-progress. It may be incomplete in places. -- IainLearmonth 2015-12-20 14:27:17

GnuPG logo

GnuPG is a complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard. GnuPG allows to encrypt and sign your data and communication, features a versatile key management system as well as access modules for all kinds of public key directories. GnuPG, also known as GPG, is a command line tool with features for easy integration with other applications. A wealth of frontend applications and libraries are available. Version 2 of GnuPG also provides support for S/MIME and Secure Shell (ssh).

Introduction

As GnuPG is an implementation of the OpenPGP standards, you can get an understanding of the concepts you'll need from the OpenPGP concepts pages on the KDE wiki.

Getting Started

Advanced Topics


CategoryOpenPGP