How to encrypt and decrypt GPG mails in the terminal

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Encrypting 

gpg -e -a -r <receiver@email.address> [-r <receiver2@email.address>]
<type message>
<ctrl d>

Now copy the PGP message to your mail client and send that mail.

  • You need one -r flag per receiver address
  • With a single receiver, you can also write gpg -ear reci@pie.nt

Decrypting 

gpg -d
<paste encrypted message>
<ctrl d>

Adding public keys 

gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --search-keys <user@domain.com>
<number of the search result that should be imported>

Also see Using GPG/PGP with Ubuntu and Thunderbird.

Dominik Schöler
makandra.de
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Simon Hofmann
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License
Source code in this card is licensed under the MIT License.
Posted by Dominik Schöler to makandra orga (2020-07-10 11:28)
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