How to encrypt and decrypt GPG mails in the terminal - makandra orga

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

Last edit

Over 2 years ago

Simon Hofmann

Keywords

command, line, pgp

License

Source code in this card is licensed under the MIT License.

Posted by Dominik Schöler to makandra orga (2020-07-10 11:28)