How do I make GnuPG easy for beginners?

fuzzyworm · 09-13-2003, 12:59 PM

I have a PC, running Mandrake Linux, with GnuPG installed. I can import keys etc. using the command line, but other users of the computer need to be able to operate it without having to use the commands. Has anyone got a GUI for GnuPG, or is there another way I can make it any simpler to use?

Thanks for your help.

fuzzyworm · 09-13-2003, 01:10 PM

I found one:
Gnome PGP
Sorry if I wasted anyone's time!!

mlp68 · 09-13-2003, 05:38 PM

Yeah, the Gnome GUI is nice, but the real thing is enigmail (http://enigmail.mozdev.org) that integrates gpg seamlessly into the netscape or mozilla mailer, just as mailcrypt for emacs used to do for pgp. That was how I got everyone in my group to use it routinely. It also works on Mozilla on Windows.

Hope it helps,
mlp

element · 09-13-2003, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fuzzyworm
I have a PC, running Mandrake Linux, with GnuPG installed. I can import keys etc. using the command line, but other users of the computer need to be able to operate it without having to use the commands. Has anyone got a GUI for GnuPG, or is there another way I can make it any simpler to use?

Thanks for your help.

You're using Gnome? http://seahorse.sourceforge.net/
Want to use it with Mozilla? http://enigmail.mozdev.org/
You're a KDE user? http://devel-home.kde.org/~kgpg/index.html

Everything you need and more

Enjoy.

element · 09-13-2003, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fuzzyworm
I found one:
Gnome PGP
Sorry if I wasted anyone's time!!

Gnome-PGP is outdated, use Seahorse instead, it'll probably even make it into Gnome 2.6. It was in Gnome 2.4 first but got pulled out again.

fuzzyworm · 09-20-2003, 06:34 PM

Thanks everyone, sorry, I've been away for a while, so wasn't able to thank you sooner.

Cheers, I'll try some of those out!!

Fuzzyworm

iceman47 · 09-21-2003, 01:16 AM

nobody stated it here, but gpa (GNU Privacy Assistant) is prety nifty too.

ryancw · 04-28-2004, 10:00 PM

I've used enigmail on mozilla suite in Win98, and it's great. But apparently enigmail does not work with Debian's stock mozilla suite. Anyone know of any other application that will "seamlessly" integrate gpg encryption into Mozilla suite?

Thanks.