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<releaseinfo>This manual describes version 2.24.x of Passwords and Encryption Keys</releaseinfo>
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<title>Feedback</title>
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<para>To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the <application>Passwords and Encryption Keys</application> application or this manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="ghelp:gnome-feedback" type="help">Gnome Feedback Page</ulink>.</para>
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<para>To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the <application>Passwords and Encryption Keys</application> application or this manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="ghelp:gnome-feedback" type="help">GNOME Feedback Page</ulink>.</para>
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<abstract role="description">
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<para>Public key cryptography is a concept which involves the use of two keys: a <emphasis>public key</emphasis>, that you can give to anyone with whom you would like to communicate, and a <emphasis>private key</emphasis> which is private and must be kept secret.</para>
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<para>To create OpenPGP keys: <orderedlist>
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Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Key</guimenu><guimenuitem>Create New Key</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
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<para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Key</guimenu><guimenuitem>Create New Key</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para>
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<para>Select <guilabel>PGP Key</guilabel> and click <guibutton>Continue</guibutton></para>
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<sect1 id="prefs">
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<title>Preferences</title>
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This section describes the preferences settable in <application>Passwords and Encryption Keys</application> by choosing
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<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>
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</menuchoice> from within <application>Passwords and Encryption Keys</application>.
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<para>This section describes the preferences settable in <application>Passwords and Encryption Keys</application> by choosing <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from within <application>Passwords and Encryption Keys</application>.</para>
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<sect2 id="keyring">
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<title>Password Keyrings</title>
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<title>Creating Keyrings</title>
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You can create a new keyring by pressing <guibutton>Add Keyring</guibutton>.
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Enter a name for the new keyring and press <guibutton>Add</guibutton>.
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<para>You can create a new keyring by pressing <guibutton>Add Keyring</guibutton>. Enter a name for the new keyring and press <guibutton>Add</guibutton>.</para>
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<title>Changing Keyring Passwords</title>
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To change the unlock password of the keyring, first select the appropriate keyring and then
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press <guibutton>Change Unlock Password</guibutton> button. You will then be prompted to
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type the old password in the <guilabel>Old password</guilabel> text box, the new password in the
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<guilabel>New password</guilabel> text box and
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confirm it in the <guilabel>Confirm password</guilabel> text box.
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To apply the settings, press <guibutton>Change</guibutton>.
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If the old password is correct, you will get a status
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message indicating the success of the operation. If the
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old password is not correct you will be asked to check
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<para>To change the unlock password of the keyring, first select the appropriate keyring and then press the <guibutton>Change Unlock Password</guibutton> button. You will then be prompted to type the old password in the <guilabel>Old password</guilabel> text box, the new password in the <guilabel>New password</guilabel> text box and confirm it in the <guilabel>Confirm password</guilabel> text box. To apply the settings, press <guibutton>Change</guibutton>. If the old password is correct, you will get a status message indicating the success of the operation. If the old password is not correct you will be asked to check its correctness.</para>
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<title>Removing Keyrings</title>
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To remove a keyring, , first select the appropriate keyring and then
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press <guibutton>Remove Keyring</guibutton> button.
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<para>To remove a keyring, first select the appropriate keyring and then press the <guibutton>Remove Keyring</guibutton> button.</para>
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<sect1 id="about">
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<title>About Passwords and Encryption Keys</title>
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<application>Passwords and Encryption Keys</application>, its associated plugins, the preferences applet and the panel
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applet are known collectively as Seahorse. Seahorse was written by Jacob Perkins. The current
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maintainers are Stef Walter and Adam Schreiber. This manual is by Adam Schreiber. The project's web
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site was designed by Jim Pharis. To find more information about Seahorse, the project , please visit
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the <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/projects/seahorse/" type="http">Seahorse web page</ulink>.
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<para><application>Passwords and Encryption Keys</application>, its associated plugins, the preferences applet and the panel applet are known collectively as Seahorse. Seahorse was written by Jacob Perkins. The current maintainers are Stef Walter and Adam Schreiber. This manual is by Adam Schreiber. The project's web site was designed by Jim Pharis. To find more information about Seahorse, the project , please visit the <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/projects/seahorse/" type="http">Seahorse web page</ulink>.</para>
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<para>To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding this application or this manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="ghelp:user-guide?feedback-bugs" type="help">Feedback section of the GNOME User Guide</ulink>.</para>
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<para>This program is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public licence as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the Licence, or (at your option) any later version. A <ulink url="ghelp:gpl" type="help">copy of this licence</ulink> is included with this documentation; another can be found in the file COPYING included with the source code of this program.</para>
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