FA OpenPGP Command Line Scriptor competitor comparison FA OpenPGP Command Line Scriptor competitor comparison| Features and Capabilities | FA OpenPGP CLS | NAI / McAfee E-business server | PGP Command Line | Secure FTP, SSL, SSH |
Pricing & Support |
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| Price (for unlimited keys unless specified) | $2495 (1 year) $4995 (perpetual) | $6875 (2 year - 1 key) $12000 (perpetua - 1 keyl) | $3385 (1 year) $9680 (perpetual) | depends on product |
| Unlimited users and unlimited keys |
|  Extra cost$16000 for 2 keys |
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| No restriction on the number of CPUs your server has |
| Extra cost | Extra cost | N/A |
| Free Reader software for recipients |
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Compatibility |
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| PKI |
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| OpenPGP RFC 2440 (PGPv5.x+, GPG v 1.2.3+, etc.) - .pgp, .asc, .skr, .pkr |
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| Supports industry standard certificate formats - x.509, .cer, .p7b, .p12, .pfx |
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| Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003, Unix, Linux |
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Functionality |
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| File Encryption / Decryption |
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| only the pipe is encrypted not the content |
| Digital Signing / Verification | |
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| Secure Archives (.zip files) | | | |
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| Secure File Deletion beyond US Goverment DOD standards - 15x write & wipe cycle | |
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| Files can be deleted on a remote server | | |
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| GUI based (generates command line options and script files for you) | | |
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| Scheduler (run events at a certain date / time) | | |
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| Batch files | |
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| Group encryption | | | | |
| FTP support (automatic FTP'ing of files to and from your server) | |
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| FTP features can be used on their own without having to encrypt/decrypt files | | |
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| Files can be automatically renamed after an FTP download | | |
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| Log files (auditing) | |
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| Log files and error alerts can be sent by email | | |
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| Own DOS window for complete script and window control | | |
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Email & Instant Messaging |
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| Works with all popular email applications |
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| Automatic emailing after encryption |
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Key Management |
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| Import, export, generate, delete keys |
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| Keystore backup and restore |
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| Trusted Authorities list - no need to import root certificates in order to verify keys signed by a Certificate Authority |
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| Allocating of users into Groups for Group encryption |
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| Quick key import and export |
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Security |
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| Encryption algorithm (CAST, 3DES, Twofish, are also supported in CLS for backwards compatibility with older PGP products and are processed automatically) | AES (256 bit) | AES (128-256 bit), | AES (256 bit), CAST, 3DES, Twofish, Idea | AES (128 bit) |
| Digital Signature algorithm | RSA (2048 bit default -up to 4096 imported) | RSA (1024-4096 bit) DH/DSS 1024/2048 | RSA (1024-4096 bit) | some provide use of digital certs for transferring the password |
| Hashing algorithms | MD5, SHA-1 | MD5, SHA-1 | MD5, SHA-1, RIPEMD-160 | depends on product |
| Compression algorithms | ZIP | N/A | ZIP/BZIP/ZLIB | depends on product |
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All trademarks acknowledged. Last updated 24 April 2006