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    From ddenney@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 30 18:54:56 2016
    Hey there. I'm trying to learn PGP. Do I only send my public key to the recipient? Or do I send the keypair? If I only send my public key, then what is the private key for? I've read some docs about it, but it turns my brain to mush.

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  • From David E. Ross@21:1/5 to ddenney@gmail.com on Fri Sep 30 19:32:58 2016
    On 9/30/2016 6:54 PM, ddenney@gmail.com wrote:

    Hey there. I'm trying to learn PGP. Do I only send my public key to
    the recipient? Or do I send the keypair? If I only send my public
    key, then what is the private key for? I've read some docs about it,
    but it turns my brain to mush.

    Your private key is indeed PRIVATE. No one else should have access to it.

    See my <http://www.rossde.com/PGP/pgp_encrypt.html>, especially the
    section "Basic Principles" at the end.

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    <http://www.rossde.com/>.

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    If so, how does he explain the number of his
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  • From Peter Faust@21:1/5 to ddenney@gmail.com on Sat Oct 8 08:05:39 2016
    ddenney@gmail.com wrote:

    Hey there. I'm trying to learn PGP. Do I only send my public key to
    the recipient? Or do I send the keypair? If I only send my public key,
    then what is the private key for? I've read some docs about it, but it
    turns my brain to mush.

    Do not send your private key to anyone!
    The private key is only for you.

    And now, please read the documentation from David: <http://www.rossde.com/PGP/pgp_encrypt.html>

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