In this blog, we will explore how can we encrypt and decrypt files using GPG.
GPG (GNU Privacy Guard) is a free encryption software which is compliant with OpenPGP Standard. This is used to encrypt the secrets and share it with anyone.
We will learn how to use PGP encryption to send encrypted messages to anyone.
How to do the setup
- Download software from here
- Click on the exe file, install it with all default settings
- Generate the keypair
Once installation is complete, below screen will come
Click on New Key Pair — you can provide any random values.
Provide the passphrase — This is required to decrypt/import any file.
