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File encryption with GPG Suite on macOS

File encryption with GPG Suite on macOS

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File encryption with GPG Suite on macOS

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- [Instructor] On a Mac, we can use software like GPG Suite to manage keys and encrypt and decrypt files. I can download the installer for that from gpgtools.org. GPG stands for GNU Privacy Guard, and it's a nod to the acronym PGP, which stands for Pretty Good Privacy. GPG provides open source implementations of encryption tools. Whereas PGP is a commercial software that provides encryption tools. The GPG Suite software comes with a lot of features, but we'll just look at a few in this video. I'll visit gpgtools.org and I'll download the installer. When it's downloaded, I'll mount the disk image and I'll run the installer. I'll click Customize here and de-select the GPG Mail component. That's something we won't be focusing on here and it's a paid product after a 30-day trial. What we'll focus on here are the GPG Services and the other supporting apps down here. Okay, I'll move through the installer. And now that's…

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