PGP 9.6 for Windows How to Add keys to the All Keys key ring: 1. Run the PGP application from Start->All Programs->PGP. 2. In the PGP main application window, click on Search for keys. 3. In the Search for keys window, select pgpkeys.its.yale.edu from the search dropdown box and click on the search button. 4. You will be presented with a server certificate. Click on Always Allow for This Site. Last modified 5-Sep-07 (jj) pgp_96_win.doc Page 1 of 17
5. In the search for keys window, select and right click on the keys you want to add. 6. Select Add To and click on All Keys. Last modified 5-Sep-07 (jj) pgp_96_win.doc Page 2 of 17
How to encrypt a file: 1. In Windows Explorer, locate and right-click on the file you want to encrypt with PGP. 2. Select PGP Desktop and click on Secure <file to be secured> with key. (<file to be secured> contains the name of the file you are going to encrypt) Last modified 5-Sep-07 (jj) pgp_96_win.doc Page 3 of 17
Adding another key: 3. In the PGP Assistant window, click on Add. 4. In the Recipient Selection windows, select all the recipient keys you want to include and click the Add button. 5. When you are done adding recipient keys, click OK. 6. In the PGP Assistant window, verify the keys you have selected and click Next. Last modified 5-Sep-07 (jj) pgp_96_win.doc Page 4 of 17
7. In the PGP Assistant window, ensure your signing key is displayed in the Signing Key dropdown box and select a location where you want to save your encrypted file. Click Next. 8. In the PDP Assistant window, click Finish. Last modified 5-Sep-07 (jj) pgp_96_win.doc Page 5 of 17
9. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location you selected in step 7 to use your PGP encrypted file. Last modified 5-Sep-07 (jj) pgp_96_win.doc Page 6 of 17
How to Decrypt a PGP encrypted a file: 1. In Windows Explorer, locate and right-click on the PGP encrypted file you want to decrypt. 2. Select PGP Desktop and click on Decrypt & Verify <file to be decrypted>. (<file to be decrypted> contains the name of the file you are going to decrypt) 3. You will see the PGP decrypt progress window. Please wait. 4. PGP will save the decrypted file in the same folder containing the encrypted file. Last modified 5-Sep-07 (jj) pgp_96_win.doc Page 7 of 17
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How to configure Whole Disk Encryption: Please Note: It is recommended that you read the PGP WDE Best practices section in the PGP user guide before configuring your computer s hard to use Whole Disk Encryption. At the very least, you should back up your disk before you encrypt your entire disk. 1. Run the PGP application from Start->All Programs->PGP. 2. In the PGP main application window, click on PGP Disk and then click on Encrypt Whole Disk or Partition. Last modified 5-Sep-07 (jj) pgp_96_win.doc Page 9 of 17
3. In the Encrypt Whole disk or Partition window, click on New Passphrase User. Last modified 5-Sep-07 (jj) pgp_96_win.doc Page 10 of 17
4. In the Select User Type window, select Use windows Password and click Next. 5. In the Windows Account Logon window, enter your windows logon information and click Next. Last modified 5-Sep-07 (jj) pgp_96_win.doc Page 11 of 17
6. In the Encrypt Whole Disk or Partition window, click Encrypt. If you want to the encryption process to take priority over other process on the computer, select Maximum CPU Usage. Last modified 5-Sep-07 (jj) pgp_96_win.doc Page 12 of 17
7. In the PGP Alert message window, click OK. 8. You will see the Encryption Progress window, please wait until PGP is done with the disk encryption process. Last modified 5-Sep-07 (jj) pgp_96_win.doc Page 13 of 17
9. You will see the following window once PGP is done with the disk encryption process. Last modified 5-Sep-07 (jj) pgp_96_win.doc Page 14 of 17
How to Decrypt a PGP Encrypted Disk: 1. Run the PGP application from Start->All Programs->PGP. 2. In the PGP main application window, click on PGP Disk and then click on the Decrypt button. If you want to the encryption process to take priority over other process on the computer, select Maximum CPU Usage Last modified 5-Sep-07 (jj) pgp_96_win.doc Page 15 of 17
3. You will see the Decryption Progress window, please wait until PGP is done decrypting the disk. Last modified 5-Sep-07 (jj) pgp_96_win.doc Page 16 of 17
4. When PGP is done decrypting the hard disk, you will see a window similar to the one below. Last modified 5-Sep-07 (jj) pgp_96_win.doc Page 17 of 17