tag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:/discussions/feedback/16059-no-opportunity-to-provide-secret-keyGPGTools: Discussion 2020-08-11T21:57:07Ztag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/485021072020-08-01T14:33:05Z2020-08-01T14:33:05ZNo opportunity to provide secret key<div><p>Hi Abby,</p>
<p>welcome to the GPGTools support platform. Sorry you are having problems using GPG Suite.</p>
<p>There are a few things to clarify here: A secret key is not a passphrase but a key you create locally on your machine. Also it is never to be shared with anybody. That secret key is protected with a passphrase which again is not to be shared with anybody.</p>
<p>You create a secret / public key and the public key part is to be shared with others. So e.g. you would share your public key with me (via key servers or directly) then I would encrypt a message with your public key allowing you to decrypt with the matching secret key of yours.</p>
<p>For file encryption there is also the option to only encrypt with a password (no public keys involved then). In that case when double clicking the encrypted file you would be asked for the password.</p>
<p>The following two Knowledge Base articles explain how GPG Services is used:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://gpgtools.tenderapp.com/kb/gpg-services-faq/how-to-encrypt-and-sign-text-or-files-with-gpg-services">KB</a> explaining how to encrypt and sign text or files</li>
<li><a href="https://gpgtools.tenderapp.com/kb/gpg-services-faq/how-to-decrypt-and-verify-text-or-files-with-gpg-services">KB</a> explaining decryption and verification</li>
</ul>
<p>Let me know if that made sense.</p>
<p>All the best,<br>
Steve</p></div>Steve