Does anyone have a link to a good, but short (1-2 paragraphs) explanation of the benefits of using GPG/PGP signing and encryption for Email focused at non-technical readers? That is, why would someone care about email being signed?
I’ve looked but all I ever find are deeply technical, jargon filled documents; perhaps my Google-fu is failing me.
Solution:
Why Use PGP? — probably fits your size.
PGP is useful for two things: 1. Privacy and Security, and 2. Authenticity.
By privacy, I mean that you can prevent people from seeing things. For example, you can encrypt an email to someone, or encrypt a file with a list of passwords.
By Authenticity, I mean that you can ensure a message was sent/written by the person you think it was, and that it wasn’t modified by a third party. Of course, these two can be combined.
Would also recommend — GnuPG FAQ Advanced Topics for a quick read
HowTo and tutorial references afterwards,
- GPG Signing: Traditional vs. PGP/Mime — good short reference
- The Ubuntu documentation — GnuPrivacyGuardHowto
- GPG/PGP Basics
- Gnu Privacy Guard tutorial
- PGP tutorial
- Secure Key Generation [DRAFT]
- Quick reference Mini Tutorial — (seem to have changed to this)
Take your pick on a comfortable read.