Encrypt a Text String using a Key Store
Encrypt a Text String using a Key Store
In the Encrypt portion of the main form:
- Click string to identify this as a string encryption.
- Make sure using Key Store is selected.
- Click the Path Lookup Button and select the keystore.local file in the Keys folder.
- Keys folder with local key store file should be in your Documents folder under PFApps\pfPgpEncryptor folder.
- Type user1 for the UserId.
- Type password for the Key Store Password.
- Select CAST5 from the Cypher drop-down.
- Select SHA1 from the Hash drop down.
- Select ZIP from the Compression drop-down.
- Type the following text in the String to encrypt field:
- This is the text string to be encrypted.
- Click the Source Button to show an enlarged text box containing the string you just input.
- Add a new line to the string to be encrypted by moving cursor to end of line and pressing Enter key.
- Type the following on the second line:
This is the second line of text to be encrypted - Click the OK button.
- Leave Integrity Check unchecked.
- Make sure Ascii Armored is checked.
- Click the Encrypt button.
- Encrypted text will appear in the Encrypted Output text box.
- A message that says the encryption succeeded, gives the time taken to encrypt and displays the number of output bytes generated will be shown in the Encryption Status Message Area at the bottom of the Encryption Definition Form.
- Click the Output Button to display the encrypted text in an enlarged text box.
- Click OK to return to the main form.