PGP Freeware Help File
Creating your public/secret key pair (freeware
version):
- Follow the links to the download page at MIT
distribution site for PGP and download pgp262.zip.
- Create a directory on your disk drive such as
c:\pgp262.
- Unzip the file pgp262.zip to c:\pgp262.
- Open a command prompt window and go to the pgp262
directory.
- Generate your own unique public/secret key pair.
- pgp -kg
- choose 1024 bits for key size
- enter your email address as shown on the screen
- enter password
- follow the instructions and the key pair will
be generated.
- Extract the public and secret keys you have just
made.
- pgp -kxa * pubkey.asc pubring.pgp
- pgp -kxa * seckey.asc secring.pgp
- Email the file pubkey.asc to support@kcnet.com
with "PGP public key" in the subject.
Installing GUI PGP Freeware and importing keys:
- Follow the links to the download page at MIT
distribution site for PGP and download pgpinstall.exe for your
platform.
- Run the executable pgpinstall.exe to start
installation process.
- Follow the instructions until you get the prompt
that asks if you have an existing keyring. Select No and the key
generation wizard will launch. Select cancel and you should have
the PGPkeys window open.
- Select Keys, Import from the menu. Navigate
to the directory where you created the pubkey.asc and seckey.asc files
in the previous section. Import the keys from both of these
files and then close the PGPkeys window. You have completed
installation and imported your key pair. You have the secret key
that will allow you to decrypt mail which has been encrypted on our
server with the public key that you sent to KCnet.
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