The document provides a detailed guide on installing the GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) and configuring it for use with various email programs and web browsers. It includes specific download links and instructions for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux users, and emphasizes the importance of creating and publishing a GPG key. Additionally, it mentions the next steps, including key signing and using GPG for secure email communication.

1. Installing the GNU Privacy Guard and a brief overview on how it works Jon “The Nice Guy” Spriggs Presented 2009-11-08 to Barcamp Manchester

2. What will we be doing? Download the GPG application

3. Install it

4. Configure your e-Mail program to use GPG

5. Configure Firefox to use GPG

6. Installing GPG - Windows Getting GPG: Download and install http://is.gd/4PTdn (unless you're on Outlook 2007 or greater – in which case, use http://is.gd/4PTiJ to install a different plugin.) Configure your e-mail program to use it... Outlook pre 2007: http://is.gd/4PTaj

7. Outlook 2007: http://is.gd/4PTkJ

8. Thunderbird: http://is.gd/4PTuE

9. Installing GPG – Mac OSX Getting GPG: Download and unpack this file - http://is.gd/4PTvv Configure your mail client Mail.app – pre Snow Leopard: http://is.gd/4PTo6

10. Mail.app – there are currently issues with GPG for Snow Leopard. You need to run it in 32 bit mode.

11. Thunderbird: http://is.gd/4PTuE

12. Installing GPG – Linux Getting GPG It's probably already installed. If not, yell, and we'll find your package :) Configure your mail client Kmail just works.

13. Evolution just works.

14. Thunderbird: http://is.gd/4PTuE

15. Firefox + GPG = FireGPG Get the plugin in Firefox Go to this page: http://is.gd/4PTLl

16. Accept all the options.

17. Restart your browser.

18. What next? You have to create your GPG key. http://is.gd/4PTSm You should create a revocation certificate, which says “Don't use this key any more!” - this is step 8 at the above page Publish your key. http://is.gd/4PTUt

19. Try sending an e-mail! - Either to someone else here, or adele-en@gnupp.de (a bot which replies to GPG mails!) See http://is.gd/4PTY8 for more!

20. Stick around and after the break, we'll do key signing (which proves you know each other) and discuss what this means.