Teaching GnuPG to noobs

[Avi]

Ran across this which may help in allegories/examples: <
http://www.mul-t-lockusa.com/res/USA/Keying_Options/OneWayCylinder_Concept_Sheet.pdf>.
It can handle keys which only lock, only unlock, or both.

Avi

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On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 7:24 PM, Brian Minton <brian at minton.name> wrote:

> I've never heard of a spring lock, but I looked it up. It is a lock that
> anyone can momentarily be unlocked by a key, but when it is not being held
> open, shuts and locks itself.
>
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2015, 5:00 PM Charles Spitzer <cspitzer at godaddy.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Charlie
>> 602.420.4123
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Gnupg-users [mailto:gnupg-users-bounces at gnupg.org] On Behalf Of
>> > Robert J. Hansen
>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 7:15 AM
>> > To: A.T. Leibson; gnupg-users at gnupg.org
>> > Subject: Re: Teaching GnuPG to noobs
>> >
>> > > What has your experience been teaching inexperienced users how to
>> > > use GnuPG properly?
>>
>> ..snip..
>> > It's absurd.  Who in the class has ever seen a lock with two keys, one
>> > that locks it and one that unlocks?  The metaphor's ridiculous: the
>> > locks the students are familiar with require *no* keys to lock and
>> > only one key to unlock
>>
>> ..snip..
>>
>> There are locks in common use that require a key on both sides, and need
>> a single key to lock and unlock. They can also be changed such that the
>> inside and outside keys are different.
>>
>> For example:
>>
>> http://www.sears.com/schlage-b62n625-deadbolt-keyed-2-sides-bright-chrome/p-SPM7705846522?prdNo=11&blockNo=11&blockType=G11
>>
>> However, your analogy of a lock and unlock key for the same lock still
>> holds. I'm not sure I've ever heard about one of those.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Charlie
>>
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