GPG === This plugin implements the link:http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0027.html[XEP-0027] “Current Jabber OpenPGP Usage”. This is a plugin used to encrypt one-to-one conversation using the PGP encryption method. You can use it if you want really good privacy. Without this encryption, your messages are encrypted *at least* from your client (poezio) to your server. The message is decrypted by your server and you cannot control the encryption method of your messages from your server to your contact’s server (unless you are your own server’s administrator), nor from your contact’s server to your contact’s client. This plugin does end-to-end encryption. This means that *only* your contact can decrypt your messages, and it is fully encrypted during *all* its travel through the internet. Note that if you are having an encrypted conversation with a contact, you can *not* send XHTML-IM messages to him. They will be remove and be replaced by plain text messages. Installation and configuration ------------------------------ You should autoload this plugin, as it will send your signed presence directly on login, making it easier for your contact’s clients that you are supporting GPG encryption. To do that, use the _plugins_autoload_ configuration option. You need to create a plugin configuration file. Create a file named _gpg.cfg_ into your plugins configuration directory (_~/.config/poezio/plugins_ by default), and fill it like this: [source,python] --------------------------------------------------------------------- [Poezio] keyid = 091F9C78 passphrase = your OPTIONAL passphrase [keys] example@jabber.org = E3CFCDE2 juliet@xmpp.org = EF27ABCD --------------------------------------------------------------------- The *Poezio* section is about your key. You need to specify the keyid, for the key you want to use. You can as well provide a passphrase. If you don’t, you should use a gpg agent or something like that that will ask your passphrase whenever you need it. The *keys* section contains your contact’s id keys. For each contact you want to have encrypted conversations with, add her/his JID associated with the keyid of his/her key. And that’s it, now you need to talk directly to the *full* jid of your contacts. Poezio doesn’t let you encrypt messages whom recipients is a bare JID. Additionnal information on GnuPG -------------------------------- Create a key ~~~~~~~~~~~~ To create a personal key, use ================== gpg --gen-key ================== and fill the instructions Keyid ~~~~~ The keyid (required in the gpg.cfg configuration file) is a 8 character-long key. You can get the ones you created or imported by using the command ======================= gpg --list-keys ======================= You will get something like --------------------------------------------------------------------- pub 4096R/01234567 2011-11-11 uid Your Name Here (comment) sub 4096R/AAFFBBCC 2011-11-11 pub 2048R/12345678 2011-11-12 [expire: 2011-11-22] uid A contact’s name (comment) sub 2048R/FFBBAACC 2011-11-12 [expire: 2011-11-22] --------------------------------------------------------------------- In this example, the keyids are *01234567* and *12345678*. Share your key ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Use =========================== gpg --send-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu =========================== to upload you public key on a public server.