Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - APPLICATION GUIDE 17-03-2009 Application Manual

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10.3 Exporting the Public KeyAfter generating your key pair, make the public key available to other users. This enablesthem to use it to encrypt or sign the messages or files they send you. For example, ifyou want to encrypt a message for user tux, you encrypt it using tux' public key. Todecrypt the message, tux uses his private key. If tux wants to send you a message, heencrypts it using your public key and you decrypt the message with your private key.To make the public key available for others, select Keys > Export Public Keys. The di-alog that opens offers four options:EmailYour public key is sent to a recipient of your choice by e-mail. If you activate thisoption and confirm with OK, the dialog for creating a new e-mail message withyour default mail program appears. Enter the recipient and click Send. The recipientreceives your key and can then send you encrypted contents.ClipboardYou can place your public key here before continuing to process it.Default Key ServerTo make your public key available to a wide audience, export it to one of the keyservers on the Internet. For more information, refer to Section 10.5, “The KeyServer Dialog” (page 105).FileIf you prefer to distribute your key as a file on a data medium instead of sendingit by e-mail, click this option, confirm or change the file path and name, and clickOK.10.4 Importing Public Keys fromOthersIf you receive a key in a file (for example, as an e-mail attachment), integrate it in yourkey ring with Import Key and use it for encrypted communication with the sender. Youcan also import keys from a public server if the person you want to communicate withhas stored his public key there. For more information, see Section 10.5, “The KeyEncryption with KGpg 103