Lesson plan
KGPG
KGpg is a graphical frontend to GnuPG for KDE, which includes a key management window and an editor. Users can create cryptographic keys, and write, encrypt, decrypt, sign, or verify messages. When integrated with the Konqueror browser/file manager, users can encrypt files by right-clicking and choosing Actions > Encrypt File. Left-clicking on an encrypted file in Konqueror will prompt the user for a password to decrypt the file. The user can make public or private keys, and can export/import keys. A user can sign the keys, and set an expiration date.
Article summary
KGpg is a graphical frontend to GnuPG for KDE, which includes a key management window and an editor. Users can create cryptographic keys, and write, encrypt, decrypt, sign, or verify messages. When integrated with the Konqueror browser/file manager, users can encrypt files by right-clicking and choosing Actions > Encrypt File. Left-clicking on an encrypted file in Konqueror will prompt the user for a password to decrypt the file. The user can make public or private keys, and can export/import keys. A user can sign the keys, and set an expiration date.
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Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.