add example encrypting with a public key and decrypting with private key
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@@ -78,10 +78,23 @@ Encrypting/Decrypting Messages With a Public Key
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Encryption using keys requires a public key, while decryption requires a private key. PGPy currently only supports
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asymmetric encryption/decryption using RSA or ECDH::
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# this returns a new PGPMessage that contains an encrypted form of the
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# Assume the sender has retrieved the public key and saved it to a file.
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# reload the public key
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pubkey, _ = PGPKey.from_file("PATH TO PUBLIC KEY FILE")
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# As usual, construct a PGPMessage from a string:
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message = PGPMessage.new("42 is quite a pleasant number")
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# Transform it into a new PGPMessage that contains an encrypted form of the
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# unencrypted message
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encrypted_message = pubkey.encrypt(message)
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# Recipient loads the private key (assuming it were stored in a file):
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key, _ = PGPKey.from_file("PATH TO _PRIVATE_ KEY FILE")
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# after the sender sends the encrypted message, the recipient decrypts:
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plaintext_message = key.decrypt(encrypted_message).message
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Encrypting Messages to Multiple Recipients
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