Gpg4win
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| Developer(s) | The Gpg4win Initiative |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 4.3.1 (with GnuPG 2.4.5) (March 11, 2024[1]) [±] |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Type | Privacy, OpenPGP |
| License | GNU GPL and other free software licenses |
| Website | www.gpg4win.org |
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,[2][3] but Gpg4win itself and all included tools are free and open source software and it is typically the non-proprietary option recommended[4][5] 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
- Claws Mail: a complete email program including the plugin for GnuPG
- Gpg4win Compendium: documentation about Gpg4win2.
See also
External links
References
- ^ "Gpg4win 4.3.1 released". dev.gnupg.org. 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Creation of Gpg4win was supported by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).", gpg4win.org
- ^ "Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)...in 2006...funded the development of GPG4win, europa.eu
- ^ "Encrypted e-mail: How much annoyance will you tolerate to keep the NSA away?", Peter Bright and Dan Goodin, June 15, 2013, Ars Technica
- ^ "Gpg4win: Powerful Encryption for Free" Erez Zukerman, Dec 5 2011, PCWorld