Re: [Wikitech-l] [Wikimedia Technical Talks] The Basics of cryptography using OpenPGP and GnuPG with Lars Wirzenius, 29 April 2020 at 5 PM UTC

Hello Everyone, It's time for Wikimedia Tech Talks 2020 Episode 3! *This talk will take place on 29 April 2020 at 5 PM UTC*. *Title:* The Basics of cryptography using OpenPGP and GnuPG *Speaker:* Lars Wirzenius, Senior Software Engineer *Summary:* OpenPGP is the prevalent standard for cryptography for secure software distribution and GnuPG is its prevalent Open Source implementation. This talk introduces things at a conceptual level: what cryptography is for, why is it useful, and the basic use of GnuPG by creating cryptographic keys, using digital signatures, and encryption. No previous experience with GnuPG or OpenPGP is needed, but all examples will be using the Linux command line. The link to the Youtube Livestream can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7kM2ZWZIKc During the live talk, you are invited to join the discussion on IRC at #wikimedia-office You can browse past Tech Talks here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Tech_talks If you are interested in giving your own tech talk, you can learn more here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Calendar/How_to_schedule_an_event#Te… Note: This is a public talk. Feel free to distribute through appropriate email and social channels! Kindly, Sarah R. Rodlund Technical Writer, Developer Advocacy <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Developer_Advocacy> srodlund(a)wikimedia.org