WinPT
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WinPT or Windows Privacy Tray is frontend to the Gnu Privacy Guard (GnuPG) for the Windows
platform. Released under GPL, it is compatible with OpenPGP compliant software.
WinPT represents a collection of user interface tools designed to ease the use of asymmetric encryption software. Based on GnuPG, and OpenPGP-compatible, WinPT is intended for Windows users to use for everyday message signing, verification, encryption and general key management.
If installation defaults are used, WinPT will then reside in the task bar tray, and on the right-click menu within Windows Explorer. A Start menu item includes launchers for a GPG commandline (console), WinPT tray, and documentation.
On April 4, 2007, the project's author, Timo Schulz, announced that development on WinPT has been suspended for an indefinite period.
However on October 27, 2008, Schultz announced a new version 1.30, described as a bug fix release.
On December 14, 2009, Timo Schultz announced that WinPT is discontinued due to lack of resources.
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platform. Released under GPL, it is compatible with OpenPGP compliant software.
WinPT represents a collection of user interface tools designed to ease the use of asymmetric encryption software. Based on GnuPG, and OpenPGP-compatible, WinPT is intended for Windows users to use for everyday message signing, verification, encryption and general key management.
If installation defaults are used, WinPT will then reside in the task bar tray, and on the right-click menu within Windows Explorer. A Start menu item includes launchers for a GPG commandline (console), WinPT tray, and documentation.
On April 4, 2007, the project's author, Timo Schulz, announced that development on WinPT has been suspended for an indefinite period.
However on October 27, 2008, Schultz announced a new version 1.30, described as a bug fix release.
On December 14, 2009, Timo Schultz announced that WinPT is discontinued due to lack of resources.
See also
- GNU Privacy GuardGNU Privacy GuardGNU Privacy Guard is a GPL Licensed alternative to the PGP suite of cryptographic software. GnuPG is compliant with RFC 4880, which is the current IETF standards track specification of OpenPGP...
- Gpg4winGpg4winGpg4win is an installation package for Windows with software tools and manuals for email and file encryption. Gpg4win itself and all tools of Gpg4win are free and open source software....
- PGPPretty Good PrivacyPretty Good Privacy is a data encryption and decryption computer program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication. PGP is often used for signing, encrypting and decrypting texts, E-mails, files, directories and whole disk partitions to increase the security...
- Public-key cryptographyPublic-key cryptographyPublic-key cryptography refers to a cryptographic system requiring two separate keys, one to lock or encrypt the plaintext, and one to unlock or decrypt the cyphertext. Neither key will do both functions. One of these keys is published or public and the other is kept private...
- CryptographyCryptographyCryptography is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third parties...