Encryption

06 May 2020 21:50

Overview

This interface allows you create, store, and manage GnuPG keys. GnuPG keys use the public key approach for encryption.

Programs that use GnuPG keys encrypt outbound messages with a public key. Only the intended recipient, who possesses the private key, can decrypt the message.

Create a New Key
Import a key
Delete or view keys

Create a New Key

To add a GnuPG key, perform the following steps:

Enter your information in the Create a New Key text boxes.
Select the key size, in bits, from the Key Size menu. The key size defaults to 2048.
Click Generate Key.

After you create a new GnuPG key, you can add the key to other programs or interfaces that require GnuPG keys, for example, an email client.

Import a key

To import an existing GnuPG key, perform the following steps:

Copy and paste the GnuPGkey into the available text box.
Click Import.

The system will add the key to your server.

Delete or view keys

After you add a GnuPG key set to the server, you can delete it or view it in the Public Keys or Private Keys tables.

Delete a key

To delete a GnuPG key, perform the following steps:

Locate the key that you wish to delete in the Public Keys or Private Keys tables.
Click Delete GnuPG Key for that key. A new interface will appear.
Click Yes. A success or error message will appear.

Important:

You must delete a private key before you delete the corresponding public key.

View a key

To view a GnuPG key, perform the following steps:

Locate the certificate that you wish to edit in the Certificates on Server table.
Click View. A new interface will appear that displays the GnuPG key block.
Click Go Back to return to the Encryption interface.