To decrypt a file, use the --decrypt and --passphrase
options:
# pgp --decrypt filename --passphrase passphrase
For example, to decrypt that same file I would type the
following:
# pgp --decrypt BankAccounts.xls.pgp --passphrase "This is a
really bad passphrase"
Decrypting BankAccounts.xls.pgp creates an unencrypted
file called BankAccounts.xls, which I can then open with my
office suite.
Signing and Verifying
To sign and verify files, use --sign and --verify. Signed files end
in .pgp (.asc if they are in ASCII).
PGP_02.indb 1763/16/2006 9:30:50 AM
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