Setup PGP For Use With PGP Form Mail

This tutorial describes how to setup and install PGP and PGP Form Mail for use on your FutureQuest server.

Prerequisites

To install PGP and PGP Form Mail, you should understand and know how to:

• Use telnet or SSH (preferred).
• Use ftp.
• Execute simple UNIX commands for listing, creating, deleting, copying, and moving files or directories.
• Use the 'man' command to view and navigate manual pages.
• Configure and install pre-written perl scripts.

Visit the FutureQuest tutorial pages at http://www.aota.net for more information about the above.

You should also be familiar with how PGP works. For an overview of PGP, read the PGP User's Guide:

• PGP User's Guide, Volume I: Essential Topics
• PGP User's Guide, Volume II: Special Topics

Requirements

1. You must already have PGP installed and setup on your client PC, Mac, or workstation to use PGP Form Mail. US residents should visit http://www.pgp.com for information on obtaining and installing PGP locally. It is strongly recommended that you purchase the commercial version of PGP and use it with one of the email clients that integrate with PGP (such as Qualcomm's Eudora, Microsoft's Outlook, or Ritlabs' The Bat!). International users should visit http://www.pgpi.com for obtaining a copy of PGP to use locally.
   
   
2. Your must have either a shared or private SSL certificate installed and operational on your virtual server. For additional information about SSL or to purchase your own certificate, visit the FutureQuest Secure Certificate Ordering page. To have FutureQuest install and setup your certificate, complete the FutureQuest Order Form.

Installation and Setup

To setup PGP and PGP Form Mail, complete the following steps:

1. Setup PGP and generate a public and private key pair.

2. Download and install PGP Form Mail into your cgi-ssl directory.
   Configure the script per the readme as follows:
             
   First line: #!/usr/local/bin/perl -w
             
   $mailprog ='/usr/lib/sendmail';
             
   $pgpprog = '/usr/bin/pgpe';
             
   $pubring = '/big/dom/xdomain/username/.pgp/pubring.pkr';
              (substitute your domain name and username in the above.)