OpenPGP is a tool for secure online communication. CPanel uses GnuPG for its
public-key cryptography so that users may communicate securely. Each person
gets a pair of keys, called the public key and the private key. Each person's
public key is published while the private key is kept secret. Messages are
encrypted using the intended recipient's public key and can only be decrypted
using their private key.
General documentation and comprehensive user guides are available at the
GNU Privacy Guard
site.
To generate a public and private key:
Click on the Manage OpenPGP Keys button on the home
page.
Click on the Add Key link.
Enter your name, e-mail address, and nickname in the Your Name,
Your Email, and Comment/NickName fields.
Enter the password for the key in the Key Password
field.
Enter the expiry date for the key in the Expiry Date
field. You can suffix the entered number with the following:
y = year
m = month
w = week
d = day
Choose the size of the key that you want to generate in the Key
Size field. 1024 bytes is a common size.
Click on the Generate Key button. Note that it may
take a few minutes to generate the key, depending on its size.
OpenPGP is a tool for secure online communication. CPanel uses GnuPG for its
public-key cryptography so that users may communicate securely. Each person
gets a pair of keys, called the public key and the private key. Each person's
public key is published while the private key is kept secret. Messages are
encrypted using the intended recipient's public key and can only be decrypted
using their private key.
