-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello GNU Privacy Guard Users:
I typically only use GNU/Linux machines, but recently decided to go pragmatic due to issues with interacting with data and tools that other collaborators of mine tend to use. So I broke down my stern resolve and bought a MacBook Pro. Nice machine, I really only use GPL'd software on it for the most part however. With a little futzing around I got GNUPG working on it for e-mail thanks to the GNUPG.ORG links and Thunderbird and the Enigmail Plugin. However, on my computers I enjoy using Emacs and was delighted that I could use that tool on the MacBook Pro as well. I've been enjoying using EasyPG on my GNU/Linux machines because of the ability to encrypt/decrypt regions of text withing a document. Actually on one of my systems it turned out that an upgrade removed the GPG functionality from Nautilus and GEDIT to my frustration which prompted me to learn to use Emacs to do the same thing - in the end even more convenient for my purposes and I love ORG-MODE. However, when I went to use the Encrypt/Decrypt functionality of my Emacs installed on the MacBook Pro it was not finding GPG and was unable to decrypt or encrypt. I didn't panic however (well, not for long)... Being a noob with guts to hack around and not afraid to break things... ;-) I stumbled in the correct direction eventually. I went into the Emacs settings/configuration editor (Under Emacs in menu bar of GUI it is called "Preferences") and saw a search feature so I entered in "GPG." I found entries for Easy GPG. With a little bit of terminal hunting with the "cd" command I found the location of GPG and thanks to an "ls -la" I discovered there were links to MacGPG2. So inside the EMACS preferences for EasyPG GPG, I made the epg gpg home directory "default" For the entry gpg home: /usr/local/bin/gpg For the entry gpgsm I put in the MacGPG2 location of the gpgsm: /usr/local/MacGPG2/bin/gpgsm I ran into some issues which eventually were resolved by importing in my private key(s) which weren't found initially. I was then able to find the keys needed with a pop-up prompt to type the password for the correct key needed to decrypt files containing regions I had encrypted on another machine with that key. I hope this information, which lacks some of the details about what I did may be of help to someone else. With all of the various internet sites, logins/passwords and other data that are best when unique/random and kept secure I like to be able to make an ORG file with encrypted regions containing important information that is organized by outline format and description. This is especially important with the rise in the use of cloud services like dropbox that sync data on multiple computers automatically. It is great to be able to use multiple machines of one's choice and needs but to have full access to the shared files and data thanks to tools that can keep data elements secure and private but continue to have portability with similar workflows. GPG allows me to do that and it is awesome to be able to use it in a controlled manner with powerful tools as versatile as Emacs, and Thunderbird/Enigmail for e-mail and calendaring on almost any machine! Have a great day! - -Steve a.k.a. DrGNU Free Software Foundation Contributing Member -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.18 (Darwin) Comment: GPGTools - http://gpgtools.org Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlFn2VUACgkQAS9dxxA237pwSgCfUGVCYWjrgNyfMWmTyiPMsRNX XOoAoNHN0mxfVOBxF4khykaQEW8fhkjh =G4TF -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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