On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 6:41 PM, Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Saturday 14 Nov 2015 22:58:18 kytv wrote: >> On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 05:45:47PM -0500, Xu Wang wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > I am learning more about PGP encryption with mutt, and am following this >> > guide: http://dev.mutt.org/trac/wiki/MuttGuide/UseGPG >> > >> > There is a part which discusses about "also encrypt the message using >> > the author's public key". This is very useful because now I can >> > decrypt the message that I send (in case I want to see what I sent). I >> > would like to understand more what happens. >> > >> > When I encrypt with public key of recipient *and* with my public key, >> > is this to mean that I send two separate messages, one encrypted with >> > recipient public key and a separate one with my public key? Or it is >> > possible to send *one* message that both the recipient and me are >> > capable of decrypting. I am trying to understand how this magic works. >> >> The latter. You'll create one email which both you and the recipient >> will be able to decrypt. > > You send 1 email, which is encrypted with the recipients public key. Only the > recipient can decrypt this message with their private key. > > A copy of the message will also be encrypted by your own public key and saved > in the folder you have specified for Sent messages. It is this copy which you > can decrypt with your private key later on, if you wish to read what you sent > to the recipient. > > -- > Regards, > Mick
I see. So it is one email, but there is never actual double encryption on the same text. It is two single encryptions. I think I am understanding more. Thank you. Kind regards, Xu
