First Look at Key Management with pfPgpKeyStoreManager

This tutorial gives you a tour of the pfPgpKeyStoreManager application.

You can run pfPgpKeyStoreManager is one of two ways:

  • Access the application by clicking Tools/Options/Key Store Manager menu item.
  • From Start/All Programs/Profast Computing/pfPgpEncryptor Windows Start Menu, click the pfPgpKeyStoreManager item.

Make sure you have opened the pfPgpKeyStoreManager application and the initial main from is displayed.

See Overview for a description of the fields and buttons on the pfPgpKeyStoreManager Main Form.

 

In the Key Store section at the top of the form:

  • Click the File Open Dialog button.
  • Select the local.keystore file.
  • Click Open.
  • At the Key Store Password Prompt that appears, type password for the password.
  • Click OK to return to the main form.

In the Key section of the form:

  • Click the Get Keys button.
  • Click on user1 in the Key List grid.
  • Click OK.
  • You are returned to the main form and the following fields have been filled in:
    • UserId
    • Expires
    • Key Type
    • Key Size
    • KeyID
    • Cypher
    • Hash
    • Compression
  • Click the New Key button.
    • Fields have been erased and reinitialized to default values.
  • Enter the following information:
    • Type testkey in the UserId field.
    • Type 12/31/2019 23:59:59 in the Expires field.
    • Select RSA for Key Type.
    • Select 1024 for Key Size.
    • Type password for Private Key Password.
    • Modify the values in the Cypher list:
      • Uncheck IDEA
      • Uncheck SAFER
      • Uncheck BLOWFISH
      • Leave all other cypher values checked.
    • Modify the values in the Hash list:
      • Uncheck MD2.
      • Uncheck MD5.
      • Uncheck RIPEMD160.
      • Leave all other hash values checked.
    • Modify the values in the Compression list:
      • Uncheck UNCOMPRESSED
      • Leave all other compression values checked.
  • Click the Save Key button.
  • Click the Get Keys button.
  • The KeyListForm is displayed.
    • user3 now appears in the Key List grid.
  • Click Cancel button to return to main form.
  • Click the Delete Key button to delete the key you just created.
    • Click Yes at the next prompt.
    • Next prompt should say Key Pair deleted.