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hakim
2004-08-04, 07:26 AM CDT
Hello All,

I have recently come back to "Linux World" from "BSD Land" and I noticed that gpg keys are not a big a phenomenon in "Linux World" however...They are a HUGE topic of interest in "BSD land". Why is that?

Do Fedora users find gpg keys useful..?
foolish
2004-08-04, 08:42 AM CDT
I use gpg to sign my emails. Fedora uses gpg to sign everything from packages to announcements.
Lars_the_Swede
2004-08-04, 09:17 AM CDT
They are a HUGE topic of interest in "BSD land". Why is that?

Do Fedora users find gpg keys useful..?
How and what are they used for in BSD land?

As foolish said, Fedora uses gpg alot, packages are signed with it, and you can set up yum (for instance) to check the gpg signed packages, etc etc. Quite handy...

/Lars
hakim
2004-08-04, 12:39 PM CDT
How and what are they used for in BSD land?

Well I've seen them used commonly with emails and encrypted documents...BSD News groups seem to use them quite frequently and I have seem embedded gpg keys in webpages although I have no idea how this is done.




As foolish said, Fedora uses gpg alot, packages are signed with it, and you can set up yum (for instance) to check the gpg signed packages, etc etc. Quite handy...

/Lars

Yeah that does sound like a nifty trick... how do you do this, may I ask... I am still using RPM for everything.
eigen
2004-08-07, 08:26 PM CDT
easy answer *bsd guys are smarter?
gabriellai
2006-01-02, 10:34 AM CST
hello foolish,

could u advice me how can I sign my mails and doc with GPG keys???

I'm running qmail server
ibbo
2006-01-04, 06:12 AM CST
"easy answer *bsd guys are smarter?" Lol BSD cost £££££ how smarts that?
Plus is not MAC OS X not BSD based?

"I am still using RPM for everything." Linux (FC) using yum sorts this all out for you. It checks the sigs and installs leaving you to do something else.

Ibbo
ilja
2006-01-04, 06:23 AM CST
hello foolish,

could u advice me how can I sign my mails and doc with GPG keys???

I'm running qmail server
It is mostly done by the mail client. For Mozilla Mail and Thunderbird you can use http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ (You may by able to install it through yum).
ibbo
2006-01-04, 06:30 AM CST
One you have created your keys etc your mail program should be able to pick them up and sign/ encrypt your emails etc automagically.

Mine does I use evolution.

Ibbo