Week 3b: Encryption, Decryption & Digital Signatures

Goal Master practical GPG operations: understanding your keyring, encrypting files for yourself and others, and creating digital signatures that prove authorship and integrity. Prerequisites: Week 3a (GPG Introduction & Key Generation) This is Part 2 of 4 - Covers keyring management, encryption operations, and signatures. 1. Understanding Your GPG Keyring List All Keys # List public keys gpg --list-keys # Output: pub rsa4096 2025-10-14 [SC] [expires: 2027-10-14] ABCD1234ABCD1234ABCD1234ABCD1234ABCD1234 uid [ultimate] Alice Cypherpunk <[email protected]> sub rsa4096 2025-10-14 [E] [expires: 2027-10-14] Key anatomy: ...

October 14, 2025 · 4 min · Cypherpunk School