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Should You Use PGP or GPG Encryption?

By Heath Kath on Thu, 04/01/2021
Not every piece of information is meant for every pair of eyes. That’s why organizations count on encryption technology – to lock down their sensitive data from malicious acquisition or even human error. And, when it comes to those encryption protocols, you’ve got options. One choice you or your IT team might need to make is whether to use PGP or GPG for your encryption standard. What is PGP...
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What is GPG?

By Heath Kath on Tue, 02/23/2021
What is GPG? GPG, also known as GNU Privacy Guard ( GnuPG ), is a different adaption, but popular implementation of the Open PGP standard as defined by RFC 4880 . GPG in Depth GPG is an open-source standard and strong alternative to the official PGP software owned by Symantec. It was developed by Werner Koch and released in 1999 as an alternative to Symantec’s software suite of encryption tools...
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Open PGP and GoAnywhere MFT: What You Need to Know

By Heath Kath on Fri, 10/04/2019
Which Solution is Right for You? Open PGP vs. GoAnywhere MFT If you have sensitive files that need to get from point A to Point B securely, you may have considered utilizing Open PGP or a managed file transfer solution, like GoAnywhere MFT. Do you know which option is the best fit for your organization? What is Open PGP? Open PGP is an encryption standard. It uses asymmetric (public key)...
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5 Benefits of PGP Decryption Using Managed File Transfer

By Heath Kath on Fri, 05/24/2019
If your trading partners or vendors require you to PGP encrypt or decrypt the files you exchange, you may be on the search for an affordable, trust-worthy PGP software to implement in your organization. The software you’re looking for may also need to support more than basic PGP decrypt and encrypt functionality. You may want it to include a key management system for PGP public and private keys...
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OpenPGP, PGP, and GPG: What is the Difference?

By Brian Pick on Thu, 07/18/2013
The privacy capabilities of encryption methods such as Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) allow organizations to achieve a hightened amount of data security and protection. There are various approaches and elements of comparison for these encryption methods , however, and each one comes with their own histories, features, and capabilities. These are: PGP, Open PGP, and GPG. Need to protect your files in...
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Free Open PGP Encryption Tool Now Available

Omaha, Neb - March 25, 2013 Linoma Software [now Fortra] is pleased to announce the release of a free encryption tool for the desktop that uses the popular Open PGP standard . This unrestricted freeware, named GoAnywhere Open PGP Studio , can encrypt sensitive documents on a variety of operating systems including Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Files can also be decrypted and managed within Open PGP...