#Gpg encryption download zip#
#Gpg encryption portable#

#Gpg encryption portable#

This version is portable so all your keys will be held in the same folder as you unpacked the version.

#Gpg encryption download zip#

Encryption does not need anything, decryption needs your private key and might ask for the password for your key.Īll you need is to download ZIP archive: 32bit/ 64bit, unpack it and call for setup.bat file. Do not forget to add yourself if you want to read back your encrypted texts. Every time you want to send encrypted data for somebody, select their public keys from the list (multiple selections allowed). Now you’re ready to import/export files and texts and send it to your contact persons. So you need to select your private key, push to “Export Keys” button, and in the opened pull-down menu specify the output file name and specify “public keys” option. The last step you need to extract your public key from the system and send it to all your recipients (or publish somewhere like the corporate portal, so everybody will able to get your public keys), as follows: Do not forget to import all known public keys into WinGPG system, you might need as many keys as you have recipients.Ĩ. Great, now you have everything configured. Do not forget to check “Use default keys” option below the key list as displayed. Therefore GnuPG is often used as the actual crypto backend of other applications. One benefit of using gpg is that is uses standard OpenPGP formats, so any encryption software that supports OpenPGP will be able to decrypt it. It is an universal crypto engine which can be used directly from a command line prompt, from shell scripts, or from other programs. gpg will compress the input file before encryption by default, -c means to use symmetric encryption with a password. Use right-click in the list for the selected key and then use “Set as default” menu point. GnuPG is a command line tool without any graphical user interface. Now you have your password protected private key and you need to make it default, as follows: Click on “Create Keys” button and type the data in the pop-up window, like this:ħ. If you don’t have a private key, you need to create it. The GPG key will be imported into the system.Ħ. Locate them in the open dialog, select and click on ‘Open’ button. In case you already have used GPG-based software before, your keys will be imported automatically otherwise, there will be an empty list. Click on tray icon, and import the key as described below: The next step is to import your private key if it exists or generate if you don’t have one. This is an example directly from Encrypt or sign files into an archive. The installation has been completed, and a new icon appeared in Windows tray:ĥ. Once you press on “Finish” button, you see the following window:Ĥ.