Starting Session

Login Window

Login Window

When you run the client, a login window will be displayed. Fill in the Address and Passhphrase fields, choose the output method that you would like to use and click Start Session.

GPG Agent

If it is enabled, the GPG Agent’s dialogs will be displayed when you need to sign/decrypt messages, prompting you for a passphrase. If you decide not to enable it, nymphemeral’s own dialogs will be used.

Output method

When Mixmaster is installed and configured, clicking the Send via Mixmaster radio button on the login screen will route all messages to the nymserv through the Mixmaster network automatically.

If you have sendmail configured and running on your machine, you can also choose to send messages to the nymserv as regular email via the Send via Email radio button automatically.

If you would rather send messages manually, select the Display Output in Message Window radio button and then copy the encrypted message from the message window for transmission. If you choose this option it is your responsibility to send the encrypted message to the server. When this last method is being used, the client assumes that the message will get to the server. Therefore, when you finish the creation process, the nym information will be written to disk right away as well as it will be deleted when you confirm to delete the nym.

Important: Regardless the method that is being used, information about the message that has just been created is displayed in the first lines of the text box from the current tab.

Managing Servers

If the nymserver’s public key is not found in the keyring, you will be prompted to add it. You can also add, modify or delete these public keys whenever you want by clicking on Manage Servers in the login window.

Key Manager Window

Key Manager Window

Server Manager Window

Server Manager Window