[WYLUG-help] GPG in Evolution email

[James Holden]

On Sat, May 20, 2006 at 06:13:20PM +0100, Mike Goodman wrote:
> I installed GPG some time ago and generated keys and a pass phrase. I
> got the relevant success messages after having initial difficulties and
> getting help here. However, I hadn't used it apart from a couple of
> tries just after I'd installed it to send signed and/or encrypted mail
> without success. Here's the gubbins from generating the keys:
> 
> 
> > gpg: /home/xxxx/.gnupg/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
> > gpg: key X0X0XX00 marked as ultimately trusted
> > public and secret key created and signed.
> > 
> > gpg: checking the trustdb
> > gpg: 3 marginal(s) needed, 1 complete(s) needed, PGP trust model
> > gpg: depth: 0  valid:   1  signed:   0  trust: 0-, 0q, 0n, 0m, 0f, 1u
> > gpg: next trustdb check due at 2007-01-14
> > pub   1024D/XXX99XXX 2006-01-14 [expires: 2007-01-14]
> >       Key fingerprint = 0000 000X XX00 XX00 0XXX  000X 0X00 0XX0 X0X0 XX00
> > uid                  Mike Goodman (Director, Stop Watch Web Limited) <mike.goodman at stopwatchweb.co.uk>
> > sub   2048g/0000XX00 2006-01-14 [expires: 2007-01-14]

All looks good!

> This bit could be interesting, but I don't know what to do about it:
> 
> > gpg: 3 marginal(s) needed, 1 complete(s) needed, PGP trust model

Don't worry about that for now.

> When I receive mail from someone using a digital signature, the box at
> the bottom of the email says
> 
> > Valid signature, cannot verify sender

That's normal. What it means is that the signature is valid, but you
haven't trusted their key yourself so you've no idea whether it's really
who they say they are.

All you need to do to get GPGG working with Evolution is put your key ID
in the 'GPG/PGP Key ID' box in evolution.

It's the 8 hex digits after the '1024D/' in the bit you quoted above.

You should also submit your public key to the keyservers, like so:

gpg --send-keys <your_key_id>


Regards,


James


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