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key. The decrypted version is now available for processing in the clipboard and in the
KGpg editor.
10.5.2 Encrypting and Decrypting by
Dragging and Dropping
To encrypt or decrypt files, click the icons on the desktop or in the file manager, drag
them to the padlock in the panel, and drop them there. If the file is not encrypted, KGpg
asks for the key to use. As soon as you select a key, the file is encrypted without any
further messages. In the file manager, encrypted files are designated with the suffix
.asc and the padlock icon. These files can be decrypted by clicking the file icon,
dragging it to the KGpg symbol in the panel, and dropping it there. If the original file-
name already exists, a dialog opens that asks how to name the file or if it should be
overwritten.
10.5.3 The KGpg Editor
Instead of creating contents for encryption in an external editor then encrypting the file
with one of the methods described above, you can use the integrated editor of KGpg
to create the file. Open the editor (Open Editor from the context menu), enter the desired
text, and click Encrypt. Then select the key to use and complete the encryption procedure.
To decrypt files, use Decrypt and enter the password associated with the key.
Generating and checking signatures on documents is just as easy as encrypting directly
from the editor. Select a file in the file manager and copy it to the clipboard. Right-click
the padlock icon in the panel and select Sign/Verify Clipboard. Then choose the private
key to use and enter the associated password. KGpg informs about the successful gen-
eration of the signature. Files can also be signed from the editor by simply clicking
Sign/Verify. To check a signed file, go to File → Open Editor, load the file to check in
the editor, and click Sign/Verify.
10.6 For More Information
For theoretical background information about the encryption method, refer to the brief
and clear introduction on the GnuPG project pages at
http://www.gnupg.org/
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