Did You Know you can enable portal-wide encryption for upload parts and mailing lists?

PGP Encryption is a new portal feature that will automatically encrypt all user uploads for upload parts and uploaded mailing lists. This feature uses PGP encryption so that only those with the corresponding PGP private key can unencrypt this data. The files will remain encrypted at all times when in the system, not accessible by Propago or anyone without the correct key.

Note: Once PGP Encryption is turned on for a portal it can not be reversed. Files encrypted with the public key can only be decrypted with your unique private key.

Benefits to You

• Provide an extra layer of security for the client’s mailing list and upload part files.
• Automatically encrypt all mailing lists and upload part files.
• Comply with encrypted data policies for clients.

How It Works

Once PGP Encryption is turned on, file encryption will occur automatically for all uploaded mailing lists and upload part files.

Find this setting by going to Portals / Select Customer / Settings. Scroll down the section called PGP Encryption. Turning on PGP Encryption will generate a public and private key. You will be able to view the public key here:

You can choose whether to have the system encrypt both mailing lists and uploaded parts or you can turn off encryption for either of these types using the drop-down menus.

For all products configured to have an upload or to have a mailing list, Propago will encrypt the file(s) immediately when uploaded on our systems using the public key.

Clients can use a PGP application of their choice to decrypt encrypted files with the private key.

What is PGP Encryption?

“OpenPGP, or Pretty Good Privacy, is an open standard for encrypting data. Unlike symmetric-key cryptography where both parties exchanging an encrypted message share one cryptographic key, PGP utilizes public-key cryptography. Under public-key cryptography, each party has a “public” key and a “private” key. Since any message encrypted by a public key can be decrypted with the corresponding private key, one can publish their public key and any messages encrypted with that public key can only be decrypted by the owner of the private key. Because of this, implementations of the OpenPGP standard remain a popular method for encrypting communications.” – Source

If you have any questions or need support, you can contact our support team at: support@propago.com

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