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| GnuPG Encryption
GnuPG (The GNU Privacy Guard) is a complete and free replacement for PGP, which uses public-key cryptography so that users may communicate securely. According to original GnuPG documentation, in a public-key system each user has a pair of keys consisting of a private key and a public key. A user's private key is kept secret; it need never be revealed. The public key may be given to anyone with whom the user wants to communicate. GnuPG uses a somewhat more sophisticated scheme in which a user has a primary keypair and then zero or more additional subordinate keypairs. The primary and subordinate keypairs are bundled to facilitate key management and the bundle can often be considered simply as one keypair. To configure GnuPG, log in to the domain owner user panel and click the GnuPG Encryption icon. Fill in the form that appears to create a private key:
Email Address - The email address to be secured. Key Comment - The comment to the real name. It must provide additional information on the key owner. Key Size - The longer the key the more secure it is, but the longer the encryption/decryptin time. Passphrase - A string of alphabetic and non-alphabetic characters to protect the primary and subordinate private keys. Once you have generated the key, the GnuPG page will display more icons to manage GnuPG key settings and perform encryption/decryption tasks:
Encrypt File - encrypt a file with GnuPG and a chosen public key Decrypt File - decrypt a file that has been encrypted using your public key Sign File - sign a file so that it can be verified that it was signed by you and that it has not been modified since signing Verify Signed File - verify a file that has been signed with GnuPG, in order to check that it has not been modified and find out who signed it. Add Secret Key - generate an additional secret key that you can use for signing and decryption.
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