In order to send or receive encrypted messages, the functions for administering keys are typically not required. Those functions can be used for the following requirements though:
You want to use your Guard PGP keys in other E-Mail clients, e.g. in local E-Mail clients.
You have PGP keys from other PGP applications. You want to use those keys in Guard.
You have an external partner's public key. In order to read encrypted messages from this external partner without having to access a key server, you want to import the partner's public key into Guard.
You want to provide your public key to a recipient in order to give the latter read access to your encrypted messages without the need to access a key server.
How to download your public key:
In the settings, open the page for administering the keys.
Click on Your Keys.
belowHow to send your public key per E-Mail:
In the settings, open the page for administering the keys.
Click on Your Keys.
belowHow to add a new key to your keys:
In the settings, open the page for administering the keys.
You have the following options:
To add a private key, click on Upload Private Keys window opens.
. Select a file containing a private key. TheTo upload the new key, enter your Guard security password. Enter a new password for the new key.
To add a public key, click on
. Select a file containing a public key.To create a new key pair, click on Create Guard Security Keys window opens.
. TheEnter a password for the new key. Confirm the password.
The new key will be entered below Your Key List.
How to download your private key:
Caution: Downloading a private key to your local machine can be a security risk. Make sure that no other person can get access to your private key.
In the settings, open the page for administering the keys.
How to upload an external partner's public key:
In the settings, open the page for administering the keys.