Comments on: Thunderbird and Enigmail for Encrypted Email http://www.smjsolutions.com/thunderbird-and-enigmail-for-encrypted-email/ Technology solutions for small business and home office Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:07:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Seth http://www.smjsolutions.com/thunderbird-and-enigmail-for-encrypted-email/comment-page-1/#comment-1184 Seth Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:28:23 +0000 http://www.smjsolutions.com/thunderbird-and-enigmail-for-encrypted-email/#comment-1184 Hanna, No, Jesse wouldn't use Dave's private key, Jesse would use Dave's <strong>public</strong> key. Thanks for catching this error -- I must have been typing without thinking. Dave and Dave alone should have access to his own private key. Sorry for the mix-up. I've made the change in the article. Hanna,

No, Jesse wouldn’t use Dave’s private key, Jesse would use Dave’s public key. Thanks for catching this error — I must have been typing without thinking. Dave and Dave alone should have access to his own private key. Sorry for the mix-up. I’ve made the change in the article.

]]> By: hanna http://www.smjsolutions.com/thunderbird-and-enigmail-for-encrypted-email/comment-page-1/#comment-1183 hanna Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:07:44 +0000 http://www.smjsolutions.com/thunderbird-and-enigmail-for-encrypted-email/#comment-1183 When Jesse wants to reply to Dave’s initial encrypted email. Jesse encrypts the entire message using Dave’s private key "and sends it to Dave" Jesse is using Dave's private key ???? When Jesse wants to reply to Dave’s initial encrypted email. Jesse encrypts the entire message using Dave’s private key “and sends it to Dave”

Jesse is using Dave’s private key ????

]]> By: Seth http://www.smjsolutions.com/thunderbird-and-enigmail-for-encrypted-email/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Seth Fri, 05 May 2006 15:58:51 +0000 http://www.smjsolutions.com/thunderbird-and-enigmail-for-encrypted-email/#comment-15 Michael, the PGP keymanger programs (Enigmail or WinPT) do all of the number cruching for you — there is no need for you to generate huge prime numbers or anything like that. However, I would recommend protecting your private key with a solid password (both Enigmail and WinPT have that turned on by default), which you will have to remember. Using these tools is really easy; you could have them up and running in a matter of a few minutes. Michael, the PGP keymanger programs (Enigmail or WinPT) do all of the number cruching for you — there is no need for you to generate huge prime numbers or anything like that. However, I would recommend protecting your private key with a solid password (both Enigmail and WinPT have that turned on by default), which you will have to remember. Using these tools is really easy; you could have them up and running in a matter of a few minutes.

]]> By: Michael http://www.smjsolutions.com/thunderbird-and-enigmail-for-encrypted-email/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Michael Fri, 05 May 2006 03:15:05 +0000 http://www.smjsolutions.com/thunderbird-and-enigmail-for-encrypted-email/#comment-14 Sometimes I like the idea of encryption, but the numbers boggle my mind. Is it like the password dilemma, is it hard to remember the keys? What to do? I want it, but it scares me... Sometimes I like the idea of encryption, but the numbers boggle my mind. Is it like the password dilemma, is it hard to remember the keys? What to do? I want it, but it scares me…

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