128 - Learning PGP and Public-Key Cryptography

Gabriel Custodiet and Urban Hacker explain PGP and how to use it.

 

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Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

 

Timeline 00:00 – Introduction 1:30 – Origins of encryption 5:10 – Ways we use PGP without knowing 8:50 – Why should someone get into PGP? 11:05 – Using PGP for authentication 17:50 – How can people start making use of PGP? 22:10 – Do we really need PGP today? 27:10 – How to get a PGP key: Kleopatra or Protonmail 31:52 – Downsides of generating PGP key from Protonmail 37:45 – How Signal takes takes encryption to the next level 48:20 – Final thoughts