For example, suppose that Kevin wants to send an encrypted message to his friend Rachel. He looks up her public key on a general key server, and then tells Evolution to encrypt the message. The message now reads @#$23ui7yr87#@!48970fsd. When the information gets to Rachel, she decrypts it using her private key, and it appears as plain text for her to read.
Adibidez, Koldok enkriptatutako mezu bat bidali nahi dio Maider bere lagunari. Gako-zerbitzari orokorrean aurkitu du Maiderren gako publikoa, eta mezua enkriptatzeko esan dio Evolution-i. Honela ikusten da mezua orain: &ldquo;@#$23ui7yr87#@!48970fsd.rdquo;. Maiderrek mezua hartzen duenean, bere gako pribatuarekin desenkriptatuko du, eta testu normala ikusiko du.