Text And File Encryption - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - KDE 08-05-2008 Manual

10.6 Text and File Encryption

KGpg also offers the possibility to encrypt text or clipboard contents. Right-click the
padlock icon and find the options Encrypt clipboard and Decrypt clipboard as well as
the option for opening the integrated editor.
10.6.1 Encrypting and Decrypting the
Files copied to the clipboard can easily be encrypted with a few clicks. Open the function
overview by right-clicking the KGpg padlock icon. Select Encrypt Clipboard and des-
ignate the key to use. A status message about the encryption procedure is displayed on
the desktop. The encrypted contents can now be processed from the clipboard as
needed. The decryption of clipboard contents is just as easy. Simply open the menu on
the panel, select Decrypt Clipboard, and enter the password associated with your private
key. The decrypted version is now available for processing in the clipboard and in the
KGpg editor.
10.6.2 Encrypting and Decrypting by
To encrypt or decrypt files, click the icons on the desktop or in the file manager, drag
them to the padlock in the panel, and drop them there. If the file is not encrypted, KGpg
asks for the key to use. As soon as you select a key, the file is encrypted without any
further messages. In the file manager, encrypted files are designated with the suffix
.asc and the padlock icon. These files can be decrypted by clicking the file icon,
dragging it to the KGpg symbol in the panel, and dropping it there. If the original file-
name already exists, a dialog opens that asks how to name the file or if it should be
overwritten.
10.6.3 The KGpg Editor
Instead of creating contents for encryption in an external editor then encrypting the file
with one of the methods described above, you can use the integrated editor of KGpg
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Clipboard
Dragging and Dropping