PGP HOWTO

Steps 24 to 28

24) In order to verify a message you have already received, copy the complete text of the message to the clipboard.

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----

Hash: SHA1

Howdy,

This is a test message for a PGP demonstration.

If the content of this message was altered, the digital signature would be invalidated.

Best Regards,

Seth Martel

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----

Version: PGP 8.0

iQIVAwUBPzQc6N0R/NgVDXa4AQJJFRAAkpK+dAHd7r7OJPoltFlpNgm3HpfrI0dt

LnYG2e2mYvdF3UHoWIJXkGR5yheabP3OPIa4MQBC67AjyXwswZXvANL/iyjDx6Zu

iE87i06pRu2GgGTKBEHHshNqt7pWwNodq6qrSHjPLSKr1KzDh0XoPRhcyNvCXLrq

bzGX+//S/g5qA4EltMi4CU/cFbYJuqxpCbTPC7ii/MNQF33ljSqKYT2PkODCQjT3

FG/MmLLJXRkiD909hjhHsUH2dpghFQ4lhYqXnrGghB+JlSGtQzfdiebmYdaE82hb

0EbZSYZKd15JCUCs0DeSEIrzyBObKZP9t8qv9GuC4x2y+RyeGuB+ZpLSrkeEjqmJ

NV8vliLN/gK7qU7L0FJundN8NiT/7n59mvqEgFVwFVDWw5PEtdM0lAmDojEqmjvR

lRL+V24Fne0KCVXSodJHXqDq/RCBdEqBxvQKOmusXA7EBEuYv1E2I/HQKH9EkXeu

CK+/fhG8r8S92tLMIVFz1/C0n5HOcPN7Nirvxq6ilgfxSMaJgzv1fH7CXHoxdWCj

P1AqSaAb0jD2uDUgP+kHRhZHl9gQQxI4paFYTMw0uN1VMNPgadLppZsZt6J9x7MQ

S6HCJL+P4Kx+d9mwZKRG7CEXJb5BaedDlKniizPi2yUbdtCVXG1cxiCVCAMbBH9i

kE+F99MHGL4=

=EAMq

-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

25) Right click the PGP lock icon in the task bar, select the clipboard menu, then select Decrypt and Verify.

26) If you do not have the PGP public key of the sender of the message on your keyring, PGP will connect to internet key servers to look for it.

27) PGP may prompt you to import the sender’s key to your keyring if it is not already there.

28) PGP will then verify the digital signature and display the results.