Gpg4win

Gpg4win

Developer(s)	The Gpg4win Initiative
Stable release	2.3.3 (with GnuPG 2.0.30) (August 18, 2016[1]) [±]
Preview release	3.0.0-beta194 (with GnuPG 2.1.15) (November 15, 2016[2]) [±]
Repository	git.gnupg.org/gpg4win.git
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,^[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.

See also

• E-mail privacy

External links

• Gpg4win website
• GNU Privacy Guard website
• Video tutorial for setting up and using GPG4win

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