FAOPGP Introduction

Usability Features


You will come across many great usability features in FAOPGP that makes this product easy for you to use .  Check out the advantages below.


1.   Group Encryption  

You can allocate users into groups to simplify the selection of multiple users (this is handy if you always send files to multiple users).  By allocating users into groups you can just select a group name for encryption rather than having to select lots of individual user names.


2.   Quick Certificate Export

Right-clicking on a key in Key Manager and selecting ‘Export and Send’ from the pop-up menu automatically pastes the public key and certificate as secure message text into your email application.

At the receiving end, the user just pastes the encrypted text into FileAssurity OpenPGP’s secure text editor and clicks the Unprotect button.  The key import dialog will then ask them if they want to import the certificate and public key.


3.   Quick Email support  

When encrypting files and selecting them for emailing your default email client is automatically opened with the secured files attached and the recipient email address(es) already filled in (this information is automatically taken from the recipient public keys that you have placed in the key store).  If you have also selected ‘secure notes’ then any text you type or paste in is automatically encrypted and inserted into the body of the email.  All you have to do is type in a Subject and press Send.


4.   No confusing encryption algorithms or key lengths to select

We make encryption as simple as possible by adopting the best or current strongest protection by default. ArticSoft use the US Government approved (FIPS 197) algorithm AES - at it's strongest implementation - 256 bit - if it's good enough to secure Federal Government information then it's good enough for commerce or your personal use. The 2048-4096 bit key used by ArticSoft products ensures the random session key for the AES 256 bit algorithm is protected securely.

For compatibility with older OpenPGP products that do not support the AES algorithm (ie. PGP v5.x and v6.x) FileAssurity OpenPGP will use TDES (192 bit) as required in RFC 2440.


5.   Automatic key recognition  

FileAssurity OpenPGP comes with it’s own list of recognized Trusted Authorities (Root Certificate Authorities).  When X.509 keys are imported, FileAssurity OpenPGP automatically validates imported certificates without you having to import a root key.  Certificate chains are also automatically validated.


6.   Additional Features

1)  Files are automatically encrypted for the person protecting them as well as any other recipients selected where a default key is set

2)  Last Logon date and time displayed on the Logon box so you know if anyone has tried to access your encrypted information whilst you were away from your computer

3)  Dialog boxes that remember where you last imported keys from and exported keys to

4)  Double-clicking on an encrypted file in Windows Explorer will automatically decrypt it (assuming of course you are logged onto FileAssurity OpenPGP)

5)  Double-clicking on a key in Windows Explorer will automatically open up the key import wizard (assuming of course you are logged onto FileAssurity OpenPGP)