McAfee office 3.1 User Manual
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• Email plugins. One of the most convenient ways to use PGP is through one
of the popular email applications supported by the PGP plug-ins. With
these applications, you can encrypt and sign as well as decrypt and verify
your messages while you are composing and reading your mail with a
simple click of a button.
these applications, you can encrypt and sign as well as decrypt and verify
your messages while you are composing and reading your mail with a
simple click of a button.
• PGPtray. PGPtray is a convenient means for launching the various PGP
utilities. Located in the System Tray, PGPtray enables you to open the
PGPkeys window, the Preferences dialog, or PGPtools. In addition, if you
need to encrypt or decrypt files, you can do so directly from the Windows
clipboard by right clicking on the desktop and choosing the appropriate
PGP menu option.
PGPkeys window, the Preferences dialog, or PGPtools. In addition, if you
need to encrypt or decrypt files, you can do so directly from the Windows
clipboard by right clicking on the desktop and choosing the appropriate
PGP menu option.
• PGPtools. If you are using an email application that is not supported by the
plug-ins, you can easily encrypt the text of the message using PGPtools.
PGPtools enables you to encrypt and sign files on the hard disk of your
computer for secure storage, and to securely wipe files from your hard disk
so that sensitive data can’t be retrieved with disk recovery software.
PGPtools enables you to encrypt and sign files on the hard disk of your
computer for secure storage, and to securely wipe files from your hard disk
so that sensitive data can’t be retrieved with disk recovery software.
• PGPdisk. PGPdisk enables you to create secure volumes of information,
such as floppy disks or areas of your hard drive.
Using PGP
Before you can begin using PGP, you need to generate a key pair. A PGP key
pair is composed of a private key to which only you have access and a public
key that you can copy and make freely available to everyone with whom you
exchange information.
pair is composed of a private key to which only you have access and a public
key that you can copy and make freely available to everyone with whom you
exchange information.
To create a key pair
Launch the PGPkeys application to create a new key pair. From the PGPkeys
window:
window:
1. Choose New Key from the Keys menu.
2. The PGP Key Generation Wizard asks you to enter your name and email
address. You do not have to enter your real name or even your email
address. However, using your real name makes it easier for others to
identify you as the owner of your public key.
address. However, using your real name makes it easier for others to
identify you as the owner of your public key.
3. Click Next; then select a key type.
4. Select a key size, or enter a custom key size from 768 to 4096.
5. Choose when the key pair expires (enter a specific date or accept the
default, Never).