GPG Encryption

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Files.com site administrators can enable GPG encryption on a per-folder basis.

Enabling GPG encryption for a particular folder also means that files uploaded to any subfolders within that folder will be automatically encrypted unless you explicitly disable the folder setting on a subfolder.

GPG encryption requires a GPG/PGP key pair. You can generate this GPG/PGP key pair using the GPG Key Manager or by using the appropriate GPG software for your operating system; see our steps for Windows, MacOS and Linux below. You can also choose to securely generate the key pair in your browser while setting up GPG encryption.

You can use a different pair of public and private keys for each folder you enable encryption on.

Every file uploaded to this folder or its subfolders will now be encrypted using the selected public key.

When enabling GPG encryption on a folder, files that were uploaded to the folder prior to enabling the setting will not be automatically encrypted. You can re-upload those files to have GPG encryption applied to them.

Navigate to the folder where you would like to enable GPG encryption, and click on the Folder Settings button at the upper right of the page.

Navigate to the GPG encryption/decryption section and click to expand it.

Select the Yes, use GPG encryption on all files in this folder and its sub-folders option.

Within the Auto encryption section, enter a file suffix into the Suffix text box. This suffix will be appended to the original file name. For example, .gpg or .pgp.

Select the Select from GPG Key Manager option for the key pair and choose a key from the presented list.

Choose the preferred Output format. Binary format is the default but you can also select ASCII Armor if you require text encoding instead.

Click the Save GPG button to save and apply the configuration to this folder.

Navigate to the folder where you would like to enable GPG encryption, and click on the Folder Settings button at the upper right of the page.

Navigate to the GPG encryption/decryption section and click to expand it.

Select the Yes, use GPG encryption on all files in this folder and its sub-folders option.

Within the Auto encryption section, enter a file suffix into the Suffix text box. This suffix will be appended to the original file name. For example, .gpg or .pgp.

Select the Use your own option for the key pair and paste the entire text of the Public Key into the Public key text box.

Choose the preferred Output format. Binary format is the default but you can also select ASCII Armor if you require text encoding instead.

Click the Save GPG button to save and apply the configuration to this folder.

This option generates a standalone key pair that will only be used with this folder. This generated key pair will not be stored in the GPG Key Manager.

Navigate to the folder where you would like to enable GPG encryption, and click on the Folder Settings button at the upper right of the page.

Navigate to the GPG encryption/decryption section and click to expand it.

Select the Yes, use GPG encryption on all files in this folder and its sub-folders option.

Within the Auto encryption section, enter a file suffix into the Suffix text box. This suffix will be appended to the original file name. For example, .gpg or .pgp.

Select the Generate in browser option for the key pair, enter your name in the Full name box and enter your email in the Email box.

If you'd like a passphrase for your new key, enter that. You can leave this option blank if you wish to have no passphrase to protect the private key.

Click the Generate key pair button. If you would like to keep a copy of the public key, select all of the text in the Public key text box and copy it into a file.

Choose the preferred Output format. Binary format is the default but you can also select ASCII Armor if you require text encoding instead.

Click the Save GPG button to save and apply the configuration to this folder.

Click the Download Private Key button to save your private key to your computer.