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| ===== Preparation ===== | ===== Preparation ===== | ||
| - | * [[https://javacardos.com/javacardforum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=651|Thunderbird Setup 38.7.0.exe]] | + | * [[https://javacardos.com/javacardforum/download/file.php?id=457|Thunderbird Setup 38.7.0.exe.zip]] |
| - | * [[https://javacardos.com/javacardforum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=651|Enigmail-1.9.1-sm+tb.xpi]] | + | * [[https://javacardos.com/javacardforum/download/file.php?id=455|Enigmail-1.9.1-sm+tb.xpi]] |
| - | * [[https://javacardos.com/javacardforum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=651|GPG4win-2.3.0.exe.zip]] | + | * [[https://javacardos.com/javacardforum/download/file.php?id=456|GPG4win-2.3.0.exe.zip]] |
| - | ====== Usage ====== | + | ===== Usage ===== |
| 1)Key Management | 1)Key Management | ||
| - | Start Thunderbird, click the drop-down menu, and select Enigmail . Then click "Key Management" from the context menu to open Enigmail Key Mangement dialog box. | + | Start Thunderbird, click the drop-down menu, and select Enigmail . Then click "Key Management" from the context menu to open Enigmail Key Mangement dialog box.\\ |
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| The Key Management window shows all keys (yours and other people's) you have stored on your computer; this is called your keyring. The set of all public keys that you have collected is often called your public keyring. | The Key Management window shows all keys (yours and other people's) you have stored on your computer; this is called your keyring. The set of all public keys that you have collected is often called your public keyring. | ||
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| 2)Key Pair Generation | 2)Key Pair Generation | ||
| - | Click "Generate" and select "New Key Pair". | + | Click "Generate" and select "New Key Pair".\\ |
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| - | {{:email_004.png?600|}} | + | Please set the passphrase with the length of 8 bytes at least and the Key expiration date. Then click Generate Key button .\\ |
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| - | Please set the passphrase with the length of 8 bytes at least and the Key expiration date. Then click Generate Key button . | + | In the Enigmail Confirm dialog box, click "Generate Key".\\ |
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| - | {{:email_005.png?600|}} | + | Click "Generate Certificate", and save this certificate in your local computer.\\ |
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| - | In the Enigmail Confirm dialog box, click "Generate Key". | + | Enter the passphrase you set before and click "OK".\\ |
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| - | {{:email_006.png?600|}} | + | Click "OK".\\ |
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| - | Click "Generate Certificate", and save this certificate in your local computer. | + | The generated key pair will be displayed in Enigmail Key Mangement dialog box. (If there isn't, please select all the default displayed key.)\\ |
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| - | Enter the passphrase you set before and click "OK". | + | |
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| - | Click "OK". | + | |
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| - | The generated key pair will be displayed in Enigmail Key Mangement dialog box. (If there isn't, please select all the default displayed key.) | + | |
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| 3)Check Key Properties | 3)Check Key Properties | ||
| - | Select your key pair and choose View → Key Properties. A new window will pop up, showing the key's properties; some of these properties are divided into three separate tabs, Basic, Certifications, and Structure. As you've seen, most of these properties can also be viewed directly from the Key Management window. | + | Select your key pair and choose View → Key Properties. A new window will pop up, showing the key's properties; some of these properties are divided into three separate tabs, Basic, Certifications, and Structure. As you've seen, most of these properties can also be viewed directly from the Key Management window.\\ |
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| - | A drop-down menu named Select action at the lower left of the Key Properties window allows you to perform different operations on the key. The operations you can perform on a key depend whether you have or not the companion private key, so you can accomplish some operations on your key pair only and not on other people's public keys; Enigmail shows only menu items relevant to the permitted operations. The same operations are available from the menu bar within the Key Management window as well. | + | A drop-down menu named Select action at the lower left of the Key Properties window allows you to perform different operations on the key. The operations you can perform on a key depend whether you have or not the companion private key, so you can accomplish some operations on your key pair only and not on other people's public keys; Enigmail shows only menu items relevant to the permitted operations. The same operations are available from the menu bar within the Key Management window as well.\\ |
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| - | The Certifications tab shows all the other people's keys that have signed (i.e. certified) this key. | + | The Certifications tab shows all the other people's keys that have signed (i.e. certified) this key.\\ |
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| The Structure tab shows all key components i.e. primary key and subkey(s) along with their properties: what the key can be used for (possible values are Sign, Certify, Encrypt, and Authenticate), the key ID, the algorithm used for the key, the key size in bits, the creation date, and the expiration date (if any). Note that the key ID is prepended by the characters 0x, which is the prefix indicating a hexadecimal number. | The Structure tab shows all key components i.e. primary key and subkey(s) along with their properties: what the key can be used for (possible values are Sign, Certify, Encrypt, and Authenticate), the key ID, the algorithm used for the key, the key size in bits, the creation date, and the expiration date (if any). Note that the key ID is prepended by the characters 0x, which is the prefix indicating a hexadecimal number. | ||
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| You might desire to use more than one email address to send secure email from. In this case, you do not need to generate one key pair for each address: you may simply associate multiple email addresses to your key pair. This will save you from the burden of managing multiple key pairs. | You might desire to use more than one email address to send secure email from. In this case, you do not need to generate one key pair for each address: you may simply associate multiple email addresses to your key pair. This will save you from the burden of managing multiple key pairs. | ||
| - | Select your key pair and choose Edit → Manage User IDs from Key Management, or choose Manage User IDs from the Key Properties of your key. A window will pop up to show you a list of all user IDs (primary user ID and all additional user IDs) that are currently associated with the key. If this is the first time you perform this operation, your key will have only a primary user ID. | + | Select your key pair and choose Edit → Manage User IDs from Key Management, or choose Manage User IDs from the Key Properties of your key. A window will pop up to show you a list of all user IDs (primary user ID and all additional user IDs) that are currently associated with the key. If this is the first time you perform this operation, your key will have only a primary user ID.\\ |
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| The Add and Delete buttons add and delete other user IDs. A user ID is composed of a name and email address; it is also possible to put an optional comment. | The Add and Delete buttons add and delete other user IDs. A user ID is composed of a name and email address; it is also possible to put an optional comment. | ||
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| 5)Send Email | 5)Send Email | ||
| - | To send encrypted message, please click "Enigmail"- "Encrypt Message", or directly click the icon. | + | To send encrypted message, please click "Enigmail"- "Encrypt Message", or directly click the icon. \\ |
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| - | To sign message, please click "Enigmail"-"Sign Message", or directly click the icon. | + | To sign message, please click "Enigmail"-"Sign Message", or directly click the icon.\\ |
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| - | When sending email, "Attach My Public Key" can help you send the public key together to recipients, so that the recipients can verify the signature in the message. | + | When sending email, "Attach My Public Key" can help you send the public key together to recipients, so that the recipients can verify the signature in the message.\\ |
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