Installing PGP 8.3

Step By Step PGP 8.3 Installation Tutorial


To download PGP 8.3, click on the link provided below:

http://www.pgpi.org/products/pgp/versions/freeware/

When prompted, select “Save to Desktop”

Double-click on the new install file, PGP8_3.zip, to proceed with the install

You will see the screen above, click NEXT

Click YES to accept

Click NEXT


Select NO to create a new key pair (Public/Private)

Click NEXT

Select only the PGPDisk Volume Security option, then click NEXT

Click NEXT

You will see PGP installing

Select YES to reboot your PC, click FINISH

After reboot PGP will automatically startup to complete the process.

You will be prompted to enter license information to which you may simply click “LATER”.

You will be greeted with the Welcome to PGP screen. Click NEXT to continue.

Enter your Full Name and email address. (This information is used to configure your key. You will not be sent solicitations)

Select Attempt to Find, click NEXT

Enter a “private” passphrase which will be for your use only. Do not share this passphrase with others. This passphrase is your key to opening encrypted documents. Click NEXT when finished entering.

Click NEXT

Click FINISH and your installation is complete.




To Exchange PGP Public Keys


You will first need to EXPORT your PGP Public Key

Right-click on the PGP lock icon in the lower right side of your screen. Click on PGPKeys to open your key ring.

Right-click on your PGP Key and click on EXPORT

A second window will appear asking where you wish to export to, select desktop.

You will now see your PGP public key on your desktop area.

Simply attached that public key to an email as you would a normal file.




To Encrypt A File Using PGP


Right-click on the file you wish to encrypt

Click on PGP option -> Encrypt


Double-click on the recipient you wish to encrypt to.

Choose where you wish to put the encrypted file (DESKTOP suggested)

You will see the newly encrypted file (ex: on your DESKTOP)

To Create An SDA (Self Decrypting Archive) PGP File

(SDAs are used when the recipient does not have PGP Encryption software installed)

To send an encrypted document to a selected recipient, right-click on the file

Right-click on the file you wish to encrypt

Click on PGP option -> Create SDA

You will see a window appear requesting that you enter a separate passphrase to encrypt this document. This passphrase should not match your private passphrase (the private passphrase you use to decrypt files with). This is a passphrase which you will share with the recipient so that he/she can open the file after it is received.


Select where you wish to place the newly encrypted file (DESKTOP suggested), click SAVE


You will now see your newly encrypted file (ex: on your DESKTOP)