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On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 5:42 PM, <thelma@×××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> I'm looking for a solution to encrypt and attachment to Windows users. |
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> gpg does not support "sda" Self Decrypting Archives. |
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> Occasionally I have to send an attachment via email and would prefer if |
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> the file was encrypted. Asking Windows users to use PGP is almost |
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> impossible. |
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> Sending them txt.exe and asking the to run it will not go well. |
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> Thelma |
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7zip can create AES256 encrypted archives, and the majority of Windows |
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"power users" will have it installed already. |
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Unfortunately if you want asymmetric encryption there is not much else |
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besides GnuPG. Gpg4Win offers a GUI and might be more friendly. There |
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is also the Enigmail plugin for Mozilla Thunderbird. |
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As strange as this might sound, you should also consider telling your |
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recipient to install Cygwin and GnuPG, as often times (at least in my |
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experience) the main problem with using GPG on Windows is buggy |
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wrapper layers. If it is used directly there are next to no issues. |
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Should your recipients be at all inclined the necessary commands can |
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be remembered easily and don't need much modification. |
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