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See COPYING for distribution information. --> </head> <body> <div class="navheader"> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"> <tr> <th colspan="3" align="center" rowspan="1">Encryption Menu</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <a accesskey="p" href="cone10certificates.html" shape="rect">Prev</a> </td> <th width="60%" align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <span class="application">Cone</span> mail client</th> <td width="20%" align="right" rowspan="1" colspan="1">  <a accesskey="n" href="cone12filters.html" shape="rect">Next</a></td> </tr> </table> <hr/> </div> <div class="chapter" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title"><a id="cone11encryption" shape="rect" name="cone11encryption"> </a>Encryption Menu</h2> </div> </div> </div> <p>Choosing “<span class="quote">Encryption Menu</span>” from <span class="application">Cone</span>'s main menu (which is available if <span class="application">GnuPG</span> is installed) opens a menu with the following selections:</p> <div class="variablelist"> <dl> <dt><span class="term">New encryption key</span></dt> <dd> <p>This selection creates a pair of public and private keys, which may be used for signing and encryption. Fill in the fields on the next screen with the appropriate information: the name, the E-mail address, and the comment associated with the keypair; how big the encryption keys should be (a different length may be chosen for creating signed content, and for creating encrypted content); whether the keys have an expiration date; and the passphrase, or a password, for the private key. The passphrase must be entered twice, in both fields, and both fields must match. Leave both passphrase fields empty to create a private key without a passphrase.</p> </dd> <dt><span class="term">Delete key</span></dt> <dd> <p>This selection deletes an existing key. Public and private keys are deleted separately. All installed keys are displayed in a vertical list. Highlight a key with the cursor, and press <span class="keycap"><strong>ENTER</strong></span> to delete it.</p> <p>The top half of the screen shows detailed information about the current key that's highlighted by the cursor. Due to limited amount of available space, keys with more than one signatures may not have all signatures shown.</p> </dd> <dt><span class="term">Sign key</span></dt> <dd> <p>This selection signs an existing public key with one of the private keys. The public key, and the private key are selected one at a time. All installed keys are displayed in a vertical list. Highlight a key with the cursor, and press <span class="keycap"><strong>ENTER</strong></span> to select it.</p> <p>The top half of the screen shows detailed information about the current key that's highlighted by the cursor. Due to limited amount of available space, keys with more than one signatures may not have all signatures shown.</p> <p>After selecting the public key, and then the private key, the last prompt asks for the signature's trust level, which is used by <span class="application">GnuPG</span> to calculate the key's trustworthiness.</p> </dd> <dt><span class="term">Edit key</span></dt> <dd> <p>This last selection provides a convenient means for accessing advanced key management features through the <span class="application">GnuPG</span> application which are not directly implemented in <span class="application">Cone</span>. Selecting “<span class="quote">Edit key</span>” shows a list of all available keys. Highlight an available key with the cursor, and press <span class="keycap"><strong>ENTER</strong></span>. <span class="application">Cone</span> then runs <span class="application">GnuPG</span> and opens <span class="application">GnuPG</span> key management menu that provides access to additional key management features, such as advanced signature and passphrase management. After <span class="application">GnuPG</span> exits <span class="application">Cone</span> resumes running automatically.</p> <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> <h3 class="title">Note</h3> <p><span class="application">Cone</span> does not run while <span class="application">GnuPG</span> is running, and it waits for <span class="application">GnuPG</span> to finish before resuming. 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