Welcome to PGP Newbies for PGP 2.6.X!

If you've thought about using PGP encryption in your daily computing practices but needed some tips and instruction to learn the basics quickly, check this site out. It could have some resources for you.

This document covers PGP 2.6.X domestic and international versions. While front-ends for the command line version exist, we will only consider the commandline version here.

Contents

• A quick cheat sheet for PGP 2.6.Xi
• What are the basics I need to know?
• Where do I get PGP for free?
• How do I get PGP 2.6.3i and other free PGP clients?
• What is the difference between GPG (Gnu Privacy Guard) and PGP?
• What is OpenPGP?
• How do I encrypt my email?
• How do I decrypt email from someone else?
• How do I "sign" an email to someone so they know it's me?
• How do I know a signed email actually came from who it says it did?
• What are some more resources where I can get help?
• How can I integrate PGP with my email software?
• How to deal with those browser cookies?

Note: This site is under construction! Not all of these links work--yet! :-)

Last modified Wednesday, January 02 2002 * 09:23:43 PM
Copyright 1997, David S. Jackson.