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< p > Let ' s see how to encrypt a message .</ p >
< h3 > Obtain a public key for encryption </ h3 >
< p > 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 ) .</ p >
< p > 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 :</ p >
< code > 9 f0048ac0b23301e1f77e994909f6bd6f80f485d </ code >
< h3 > Encrypt a message </ h3 >
< p > Open the < a href = " /encrypt " target = " _blank " > keyoxide . org / encrypt </ a > page and paste the fingerprint in the < strong > Email / key id / fingerprint </ strong > field .</ p >
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< p > Write a message in the < strong > Message </ strong > field . Scroll down and press the < strong > ENCRYPT MESSAGE </ strong > button .</ p >
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< p > You have successfully encrypted the message ! The encrypted message in the < strong > Message </ strong > 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 .</ p >
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< h3 > Going further </ h3 >
< p > You could try using different mechanisms of fetching keys , such as < strong > web key directory </ strong > or copy - pasting a plaintext public key .</ p >
< p > 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 .</ p >
