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Sep 05, 2014
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Alison Hodges
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Strengthened warnings to remember passphrase
@stroilova, @srpearce, please take a look. Fixes DOC-860.
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* - Date
- Change
* - 09/08/14
- Added cautions to the :ref:`Getting_Credentials_Data_Czar` chapter.
* - 09/04/14
- Updated the :ref:`Discussion Forums Data` chapter to include the
``thread_type`` field for CommentThreads and the ``endorsement`` field
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@@ -32,16 +32,20 @@ you receive a data package (or other files) from the edX Analytics team, you
must
decrypt
the
files
that
it
contains
before
you
use
them
.
The
cryptographic
processes
of
encrypting
and
decrypting
data
files
require
that
you
create
a
pair
of
keys
:
the
public
key
in
the
pair
is
used
to
encrypt
data
,
and
the
corresponding
private
key
is
used
to
decrypt
any
files
that
have
been
encrypted
with
the
public
key
.
that
you
create
a
pair
of
keys
:
the
public
key
in
the
pair
,
which
you
send
to
the
edX
Analytics
team
,
is
used
to
encrypt
data
.
You
use
your
corresponding
private
key
to
decrypt
any
files
that
have
been
encrypted
with
that
public
key
.
To
create
the
keys
needed
for
this
encryption
and
decryption
process
,
you
use
GNU
Privacy
Guard
(
GnuPG
or
GPG
).
Essentially
,
you
install
a
cryptographic
application
on
your
local
computer
and
supply
your
email
address
and
a
secret
passphrase
(
a
password
).
application
on
your
local
computer
and
then
supply
your
email
address
and
a
secret
passphrase
(
a
password
).
..
important
::
The
email
address
that
you
supply
when
you
create
your
keys
must
be
your
official
email
address
at
your
edX
partner
institution
.
..
important
::
The
email
address
that
you
supply
when
you
create
your
keys
must
be
your
official
email
address
at
your
edX
partner
institution
.
After
you
specify
the
passphrase
,
be
sure
to
take
any
steps
necessary
to
assure
that
you
can
use
it
in
the
future
.
To
minimize
security
risks
,
GPG
does
not
provide
a
mechanism
for
supplying
you
with
a
reminder
hint
.
The
result
is
the
public
key
that
you
send
to
edX
to
use
in
encrypting
data
files
for
your
institution
,
and
the
private
key
which
you
keep
secret
and
use
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@@ -73,8 +77,9 @@ Create Keys: Windows
addresses
to
encrypt
data
.
c
.
When
you
are
prompted
for
a
passphrase
,
enter
a
strong
passphrase
.
Be
sure
to
remember
your
passphrase
:
you
will
use
it
to
decrypt
your
data
packages
.
sure
to
select
a
passphrase
that
you
can
remember
,
or
use
a
secure
method
of
retaining
it
for
reuse
in
the
future
:
you
use
this
passphrase
when
you
decrypt
your
data
packages
.
3.
When
Kleopatra
presents
the
**
Key
Pair
Successfully
Created
**
dialog
box
,
click
**
Send
Certificate
by
EMail
**
to
send
the
public
key
(
and
only
the
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@@ -106,8 +111,9 @@ Create Keys: Macintosh
#.
Click
**
Generate
key
**.
A
dialog
box
opens
to
prompt
you
for
a
passphrase
.
#.
Enter
a
strong
passphrase
.
Be
sure
to
remember
your
passphrase
:
you
will
use
it
to
decrypt
your
data
packages
.
#.
Enter
a
strong
passphrase
.
Be
sure
to
select
a
passphrase
that
you
can
remember
,
or
use
a
secure
method
of
retaining
it
for
reuse
in
the
future
:
you
use
this
passphrase
when
you
decrypt
your
data
packages
.
#.
To
send
only
your
public
key
to
your
edX
program
manager
,
click
the
key
and
then
click
**
Export
**.
A
dialog
box
opens
.
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