Sending SAS or STATA code to WISR

For Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP

· Downloading PGP
· Installing PGP
· Creating an Exportable Key set
· Sending WISR your Public Key
· Emailing WISR your Stata or SAS files
· Opening the encrypted and emailed results
· Offical PGP FAQ

For Macintosh

·Offical PGP FAQ

Downloading PGP

1. Go to www.pgp.com/products/freeware.html


2. Read the agreement and click the ‘I agree’ box


3. Click on the Download button



4. Choose ‘Save’

Installing PGP

1. When the file has finished downloading, choose ‘Open’

(or navigate to the file PGP802-PF-W.zip and double click on it)

If you do not have a utility to open ZIP files, you can download one from here: www.winzip.com/ddchomea.htm

2. Navigate to the un-zipped file PGP8.exe and double click on it


3. Follow the setup instructions

Creating an Exportable Key Set

1. Single-click on the PGP lock icon on your start tray



2. Click on the ‘PGP Keys’ option


3. Click on the ‘Generate new keypair’ icon and follow instructions

Sending WISR your Public Key

1. From the PGPkeys window, click on ‘Keys’


2. Click on ‘Export’

   

3. Save the file. Your Public Key is now in a file of the extension .asc in the folder you chose when saving.

There are three ways of giving your public key to WISR: on a floppy disk in-person, on a floppy disk by Fed-Ex, or by email with phone confirmation.

By Floppy Disk In-Person

1. Save your .asc file to a floppy disk


2. Call or Email CDHA’s Data Analyst/Archivist to arrange an appointment at
   
   Phone: (608) 265-3937
   Email: wisr@ssc.wisc.edu
   
3. Bring the disk to:
   
   Social Sciences, Room 4407
   1180 Observatory Drive
   Madison, WI 53706
   

By Floppy Disk by Fed-Ex

Save your .asc file to a floppy disk

2. Send your disk by Fed-Ex to

   Janet Eisenhauer Smith
   Data Analyst/Archivist, CDHA
   University of Wisconsin - Madison
   Social Sciences, Room 4407
   1180 Observatory Drive
   Madison, WI 53706

By Email with Phone Confirmation

1. Send your .asc file as an attachment to wisr@ssc.wisc.edu


2. In the PGPKeys window, click on the ‘Keys’ menu


3. Choose ‘Key Properties’

   

4. Note the ‘Fingerprint’, a set of (seemingly) random words. These words uniquely identify your public key.



5. Call the Data Analyst/Archivist at

   (608) 265-3937

   and repeat this set of words to her. They will be checked against the key you emailed.

 

Emailing WISR your Stata or SAS files

Free or Licensed Version

Using the Free or Licensed version on a Windows machine:

1. Open ‘My Computer’ or ‘Windows Explorer’
2. Right click on your text file (e.g., myfile.sas or myfile.do)
3. Under ‘PGP’ click on ‘Sign’ (not ‘Encrypt” or “Encrypt & Sign”)



(If PGP does not prompt for a passphrase and automatically creates both a .pgp and a .sig file, then click here: No Passphrase Prompt)

4. Enter your passphrase
5. Uncheck the ‘Detached Signature’ option



You have now created a PGP file (myfile.sas.pgp or myfile.do.pgp). It will be in the same folder as your original file. (Note: If you also have a .sig file (myfile.sas.sig or myfile.do.sig) then you did not uncheck the ‘Detached Signature’ option. Delete your .pgp and .sig files and start again).

6. Send the PGP file as attachment with an email message to:
   wisr@ssc.wisc.edu
7. NOTE: If you have the Licensed version with email plugin, do not 'Sign on send' from within your email client. Currently this is not compatable with our email server, and we will have to ask you to re-send the file.

Opening the encrypted and emailed results

1. Open the email with your encrypted results
2. Save the attached file in desired location
3. Double click on the saved .pgp file
4. Enter your passphrase
5. Click ‘OK’

   

6. The file has now been de-crypted and is in the same folder as the .pgp file

Further Questions

Visit the PGP Frequently Asked Questions site for more information www.pgpsupport.com/

Instructions for Macs

There is a FAQ for installing and key creation here:

www.pgpsupport.com/

See Windows instructions for more details about sending your public key and STATA or SAS files to WISR

If PGP Automatically creates a .sig file without prompting for passphrase

1. Single-click on the PGP lock icon on your start tray


2. Click on ‘Options’


3. Under the ‘General’ tab, click ‘Do not cache passphrase’


4. Click ‘OK’

   

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