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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>This article will help you install the software necessary for CryptoBlocks.<br />
CryptoBlocks are just a friendly name for data encrypted with open source<br />
cryptography software called PGP. The software is supported on Windows,<br />
OS X, or Linux. Below links are provided for Windows and OS X. The<br />
installation consists of two parts. First, you will install the GPG tool suite.<br />
Afterwards, you can then install private keys/certificates which will enable<br />
you to decrypt information regarding certain subjects. A test certificate is<br />
provided in this article in order for you to confirm your installation is working.<br />
Later you can use the process to decrypt sensitive information that can be<br />
found on other wiki articles, provided you have been given the correct keyfile<br />
for the data you're trying to access.<br />
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= Windows = <br />
<br />
# Download GPG4Win from https://www.gpg4win.org/download.html. Latest version available at the time this<br />
was written is 2.3.3. Shortcut link for the installer for that version here: https://files.gpg4win.org/gpg4win-<br />
2.3.3.exe<br />
<br />
# Run the installer. Select English.<br />
<br />
# In the component selection screen, ensure you have the GPA ( GPG Privacy Assistant ). This will help you<br />
administer keys for the CryptoBlocks.<br />
<br />
# Download this file (File:Cryptoblocks demo.asc) to the desktop. This is a test certificate to help you confirm<br />
the installation.<br />
<br />
# Run the GPA either from the desktop or start menu. If you can't find it, the default path is for GNU Privacy<br />
Assistant is C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU\GnuPG\gpa.exe.<br />
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# The first time you run GPA, you'll be prompted to generate a private key. You don't need to. Select do it later.<br />
<br />
# Click the import button and browse to your desktop to find the cryptoblocks_demo.asc file and hit open to<br />
import it into your keychain.<br />
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# Certificates in your keychains will help you decrypt blocks from certain articles. The article will specify<br />
which key you need to decrypt the provided credentials. This test page uses the cryptoblocks_demo key.<br />
<br />
# After the import, you will see a report showing how many keys were read. You should see that 1 secret key<br />
was read.<br />
<br />
# Now you can decrypt text anywhere encrypted with that key. If inside a wiki article, click the expand link to<br />
show the block and copy it.<br />
<br />
# Inside the GPA, click the clipboard button to bring up the clipboard window. Here you can paste the<br />
encrypted text and hit decrypt to see the clear text.<br />
<br />
# If using mac/os x, simply right clicking on the encrypted text in the browser and going to services will<br />
present an option that will allow you to decrypt directly to a pop up window.<br />
<br />
= OS X =<br />
<br />
# Download GPG Suite from https://gpgtools.org/. Latest version available at the time this was written is 2017-<br />
1b2. Shortcut link for the installer for that version here: https://releases.gpgtools.org/GPG_Suite-2017.1b2.dmg<br />
<br />
# The rest is self explanatory because you're a mac user.<br />
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= Test Block =<br />
<br />
After performing the steps outlined above, you should be able to successfully decrypt the following<br />
CryptoBlock.<br />
<br />
<poem style="border: 2px solid #d6d2c5; background-color: #f9f4e6;padding: 1em; padding-top:0px; font-size:12px;"><br />
<nowiki><br />
-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----<br />
Your data here<br />
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----<br />
</nowiki></poem></div>imported>Bryan