MuleSoft Generate PGP Keys Using Kleopatra To Use With Cryptography Module

Crypto PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) Configuration for Anypoint Studio Using Kleopatra

In order to generate PGP keys using Kleopatra, please use the following steps: 

1. Open Kleopatra, go to 'File'>>'New Key pair'.
2. Click on 'Create a personal OpenPGP key pair'.
3 Click on Advance Settings, under 'Key Material', select RSA and check '+RSA', making sure 3,072 bits are selected for both.
4. Click OK
5. Add Name and E-mail, in your case add a check to 'Protect the generated key with passphrase'
6. Click 'Create' and add the desired passphrase
7. Click 'Finish'
8. Right-click the added entry and click on 'Export' and save the pub key with the desired name with .gpg file extension(pub key)
9. Right-click the added entry and click on 'Backup Secret Keys ' and save secret key with the desired name with .gpg file extension (secret key), and add a passphrase if you receive a prompt.
10. Right-click the added entry and click on 'Details'>>More Details>>
11. Note the ID value, which has 'Usage' as 'Encrypt' as it will be used in the Crypto Pgp configuration for Anypoint Studio as the following:
-ID (last 8 characters) - will be used as the 'Key id' value
-ID (full 16 characters) - will be used as the 'Fingerprint' value
12. Once noted, go to the sample app>>Global Elements>>Crypto Pgp
13. Add the following:
a. Public keyring: generated .gpg pub key in step 8
b. Private keyring: generated .gpg secret key in step 9
c. Add a new entry in the table using the ID information from step 11 and also add the passphrase used.

Once the configuration is complete, attempt to decrypt a file that has been encrypted with the generated keys.
 

DISCLAIMER

• This article involves products and technologies which do not form part of the MuleSoft product set. Technical assistance for such products is limited to this article.
• The article shows an example for testing purposes only.