Re: [Enigmail] Need help starting to use Enigmail and GPG with Thunderbird 68

Olav Seyfarth <[email protected]> Thu, 8 Oct 2020 17:42:30 +0200
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    <p><font face="Source Sans Pro">Hi David,</font></p>
    <p>
      <blockquote type="cite"><font face="Source Sans Pro">Today, I
          followed a checklist and downloaded GPG4 and created the
          "pair" of keys.  I have a screenshot of the "fingergprint" of
          the pair, but not the actual keys - don't know where they were
          stored, if at all.</font></blockquote>
    </p>
    <p>A fingerprint enables you to verify that the key is the one you
      created, it does not help to recover your key.<br>
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        <blockquote type="cite"><font face="Source Sans Pro">Thunderbird
            can't find them. Then I installed Enigmail - it found GPG
            and the keys</font></blockquote>
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    <p><font face="Source Sans Pro">Thunderbird itself has no connection
        to OpenPGP/keys. Enigmail does have, and when GPG sees them AS
        PUBLIC/PRIVATE key PAIR, you're safe.<br>
      </font></p>
    <blockquote type="cite">But I still can't find the "Wizard" for
      setting up the system.  Enigmail has a configuration page with
      about 8 or so tabs across the top - but they don't match the
      "setup wizard" screenshots . . . Again, the Menu par at top of
      Thunderbird does NOT have "OpenPGP" button/link. Does anyone have
      a CURRENT checklist for setting up and configuring and using
      encryption?</blockquote>
    <p>These config screens have nothing to do with the keys. You would
      need the Enigmail/OpenPGP menu. However, Enigmail is just ONE
      frontend, you may well use any other.</p>
    <p>First things first: Your message indicates that you are on
      Windows. In Windows, GnuPG "home" directory (if left to default)
      is "%APPDATA%\GnuPG". You may enter this exact string as path in
      the <u>Windows</u> Explorer "Address bar" (NOT Internet
      Explorer). Copy that whole directory to a USB thumb drive (you
      should have done so long ago).<br>
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    <p>To export your keys to a few files, you may use CMD (the Windows
      "terminal") and the command "gpg --export-secret keys" (for your
      PRIVATE keys) and "gpg --export" (for your PUBLIC KEYS).</p>
    <p>However, Enigmail tries to do all the migration for you – once it
      runs. If you do not have an Enigmail/OpenPGP menu (neither in the
      top nor in the toast menu), something's odd. I'd advise to
      uninstall Enigmail, to make sure you download the latest version
      suitable for your TB version and reinstall that.</p>
    <p>You were not talking about migration to TB78, were you? <b>If I
        got you right, you just created your keys but did not use them
        productively or give them to many people. In this case I'd
        advise you to abandon all your 68.x efforts and Enigmail at all,
        and start afresh with 78.x, and generate new keys there.</b><br>
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      Olav</div>
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