Gpg4win

Gpg4win is an email and file encryption package for most versions of Microsoft Windows, which uses GnuPG public-key cryptography for data encryption and digital signatures.

The original creation of Gpg4win was supported by Germany's Federal Office for Information Security,[3][4] however Gpg4win and all included tools are free and open source software, and it is typically the non-proprietary option for privacy recommended[5][6] to Windows users.

Contents of Gpg4win Installer

  • GnuPG: the core encryption tool
  • Kleopatra: certificate manager for OpenPGP and X.509
  • GPA: an alternate certificate manager (GNU) for OpenPGP and X.509
  • GpgOL: a plugin for Microsoft Outlook to provide email encryption
  • GpgEX: a plugin for Windows Explorer to provide file encryption
  • Gpg4win Compendium: documentation about Gpg4win2.

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References

  1. ^ "[Gpg4win-announce] Gpg4win 2.3.3 released". Andre Heinecke. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-18. 
  2. ^ "Download directory for Gpg4win betas". 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2016-09-15. 
  3. ^ "Creation of Gpg4win was supported by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).", gpg4win.org
  4. ^ "Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)...in 2006...funded the development of GPG4win, europa.eu
  5. ^ "Encrypted e-mail: How much annoyance will you tolerate to keep the NSA away?", Peter Bright and Dan Goodin, June 15, 2013, Ars Technica
  6. ^ "Gpg4win: Powerful Encryption for Free" Erez Zukerman, Dec 5 2011, PCWorld