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# Encrypting a message
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Let's see how to encrypt a message.
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[[toc]]
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## Obtain a public key for encryption
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The idea is that you use someone's public key to encrypt a message. From then on, the message cannot be decrypted and read by anyone but the person possessing the private keys associated with the public key (they'll have the same fingerprint).
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If you already have a public key (or its fingerprint) you would like to use to encrypt a message, great! If not, you could use the following fingerprint:
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`9f0048ac0b23301e1f77e994909f6bd6f80f485d`
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## Encrypt a message
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Open the [/encrypt](/encrypt) page and paste the fingerprint in the **Email / key id / fingerprint** field.
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Write a message in the **Message** field. Scroll down and press the **ENCRYPT MESSAGE** button.
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You have successfully encrypted the message! The encrypted message in the **Message** field can safely be sent via unsecured communication channels knowing that only the person possessing the private key associated with that fingerprint can read it.
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## Going further
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You could try using different mechanisms of fetching keys, such as **web key directory** or copy-pasting a plaintext public key.
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If you'd like to receive PGP encrypted messages, you must first learn the fundamentals of PGP and how to generate and handle your own keypair.
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