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or decrypt the current clipboard object, not all entries that clipboard tools like Klipper
store for you.
10.6.2 Encrypting and Decrypting from a
File Manager
KGpg is also integrated into file managers like Dolphin or Konqueror. In the file man-
ager, encrypted files are designated with the suffix .asc. To encrypt or decrypt a file,
right-click the file and select the respective menu item from the context menu.
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.
To open the editor, right-click the padlock icon in the panel and select Open Editor. In
the editor, enter the desired text (or copy it into the editor from the clipboard), and click
Encrypt. Then select the key to use and complete the encryption procedure. To decrypt
files, use Decrypt and enter the password associated with the key.
Generating and checking signatures is just as easy as encrypting directly from the editor.
Go to Signature > Generate Signature and select the file to sign from the file dialog.
Then select the private key to use and enter the associated password. KGpg informs
about the successful generation of the signature. Files can also be signed from the editor
by simply clicking Sign/Verify. To check a signed file, go to Signature > Verify Signature
and select the file to check in the following dialog. After you confirm the selection,
KGpg checks the signature and reports the result of the operation. Another possibility
is to load the signed file into the editor and click Sign/Verify.
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