Re: [Evolution] Evolution/GPG

[Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam whitemice org>]

On Fri, 2016-02-05 at 12:27 +0100, Stig Roar Wangberg wrote:
> fr. den 05. 02. 2016 klokka 09.30 (+0000) skreiv Pete Biggs:
> > On Fri, 2016-02-05 at 07:00 +0100, Stig Roar Wangberg wrote:
> > >  Also, after I sent it, I could open it and read it using my own
> > > password. When I'm encrypting letters in my terminal with the
> > > receivers
> > > public key, I can never open it and read it using my own 
> > > password, which is logical, I guess.
> > Edit -> Preferences -> Mail Account -> Edit -> Security ->
> >   "Always encrypt to myself when sending encrypted messages"
> Perhaps the question is silly, but it is enough to import someone's
> public key to my keyring, or do I need to manually import them to
> Evolution also? It seemed for a minute that my email were encrypted 
> with my public key, and not the receivers public key.

Yes, all you need is their public key.   There is an app in GNOME for
that: Seahorse "Passwords and Keys".  If the public key appears in
Seahorse it should work in Evolution for message encryption.

There is also a tab in Edit->Preferences->Certificates->Contact
-Certificates which lists the available certificates.

> > If you want to read encrypted messages you send, then you need to

> > use your public key along with the recipient's when encrypting it.
> - And how do I do that? Do I add more than my own keys alongside my 
> own key in Evolution?
> how come I can read them now? Is it encrypted with my ID and not
> theirs? 

You want to encrypt with BOTH.  Your own AND the recipients; then you
retain the capability to read the message.

That is what the forementioned "always encrypt to myself when sending
encrypted messages" option does.

> > > Also, I was not asked for my password before
> > > sending the encrypted email, which is a bit strange, right?
> > No.  You keyring had already been unlocked (as it's part of the 
> > login process for Gnome) so your password wasn't requested again.

Yep,  keyring unlock is performed automatically at login.  I believe if
it sits long enough the unlock operation will require re
-authentication.

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Adam Tauno Williams <mailto:awilliam whitemice org> GPG D95ED383
OpenGroupware Developer <http://www.opengroupware.us/>