Linux.com: CLI Magic: Sending and Reading Secret Mail

“In an earlier column, we went over the basics of creating
key-pairs: the public and secret versions of your GNU Privacy Guard
(GnuPG) keys. But if you’re a government employee who wants to
become a whistle-blower and report corruption, evil-doers, or gross
mismanagement, you’ll need to do more than create your keys. You’ll
need to encrypt and sign the email you send me with your
exposé.

“A private key is just that: private. You protect it. You don’t
share it, don’t publish it, and don’t email it to friends…”

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