From 90460cea8371574e82145cb7f1b06a3e1d3d8bf4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivier Gayot Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 18:25:26 +0100 Subject: added the summary of the PGP practical Signed-off-by: Olivier Gayot --- pgp.adoci | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) (limited to 'pgp.adoci') diff --git a/pgp.adoci b/pgp.adoci index b48322b..7b7969c 100644 --- a/pgp.adoci +++ b/pgp.adoci @@ -1,5 +1,12 @@ == PGPv8 Practical, Week 11 == +The purpose of this practical is to learn how to use PGP for encrypting and +decrypting data. + +At the end of the practical, we should be able to verify the authenticity of +emails using digital signatures. Moreover, we should be able to encrypt emails +so that only the desired people can decrypt them. + === Problem 1: generating enough entropy === Because entropy is mainly generated by hardware components, it is quite -- cgit v1.2.3