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Send Secure E-Mail from Linux and Apple's Mac with Portable PGP

The free and open source program Portable PGP (in April 2010, the current version is 1.0.6) is listed here as a courtesy for users who have
  1. an Apple OSX (tested with OS 10.5 and 10.6, but maybe works also with earlier versions 10.x), or
  2. a Linux computer
and who like InstantCrypt's approach: simple encryption for casual users. Some functions, such as installation or connecting with your e-mail, maybe more difficult than with InstantCrypt, others may be easier. Portable PGP can exchange encrypted messages with InstantCrypt. More information is on Portable PGP's website:

http://ppgp.sourceforge.net/

No warranty or liability:

PortablePGP was not developed by InstantCrypt and is shown here as a courtesy only. Of course, InstantCrypt thinks it works, but InstantCrypt and its creators can take no legal liability for the correct installation or working of the program or for possible damages on your computer that may be a result. InstantCrypt performed no tests for viruses and other malware.

Instructions: Find here instructions for Apple and Linux.

How to run Portable PGP on Apple's Mac (OS 10.5/10.6, maybe earlier)

No warranty or liability: InstantCrypt and its creators accept no legal liability for the correct working of this installation, but it worked on my neighbor's computer. (We can guarantee, however, that the download below does not contain viruses, adware, or other malware.)

System Requirements:

  1. An Apple Mac OS X (that is, OS 10.x; tested on 10.5 (Leopard) and 10.6 (Snow Leopard)). May also work with earlier OS X operating systems, but that is just speculation.
  2. Two Java components on your computer, installed in the default folders (if you updated your computer regularly, they should be there):
    • Java Runtime Environment 6 (or greater), and
    • Java(TM) Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files.

Installation:

  1. Create a folder named "PortablePGP" (without the quotation marks) in your "Documents" directory. (If you want to install Portable PGP into a different folder, see Hint below.)
  2. (a) Download the file "PortablePGP-1.0.6.zip" from http://ppgp.sourceforge.net.
    (b) After the download, doubleclick on the file PortablePGP-1.0.6.zip in your computer. A folder PortablePGP-1.0.6 will be created.
    (c) With the mouse, drag the contents of this folder into the folder PortablePGP.
  3. (a) In addition you need a start-up file. This start-up file (written by my neighbor David - thank you, David!) and a file with further instructions are packed into a zip file. Download the file with this button:

    (b) After the download, doubleclick on the file Start_PortablePGP_OSX.zip created in your computer. A folder Start_PortablePGP_OSX will be created.
    (c) With the mouse, drag the contents of this folder ("Start_PortablePGP_OSX.terminal" and "Instructions_OSX.txt") into the folder PortablePGP.
    (d) If Apple changes the name to "Start_PortablePGP_OSX.terminal.xml", you need to remove ".xml".

Done! Doubleclicking on "Start_PortablePGP_OSX.terminal" will start Portable PGP. You will find more instructions in Instructions_OSX.txt.

Hint: If you installed Portable PGP in another folder, you can make it work this way: Edit the script contained in "Start_PortablePGP_OSX.terminal" and replace the term "~/Documents/PortablePGP/PortablePGP.jar" with the path to the file PortablePGP.jar used in your installation.

How to run Portable PGP on Linux

No warranty or liability: InstantCrypt and its creators accept no legal liability for the correct working of this installation, (We can guarantee, however, that the download below does not contain viruses, adware, or other malware.)

System Requirements: See above

The program's web page says that PortablePGP works on Linux, provided you have the two Java components mentioned in the above section for Apple. (I have not tested this.)

Installation:

  1. Download Download the file "PortablePGP-1.0.6.zip" from http://ppgp.sourceforge.net. Portable PGP's website says that it works on Linux. As a Linux user you know where to install it and how to start it.
  2. If you are interested in more detailed user's instructions for Portable PGP itself, you can download Start_Portable_OSX.zip above by clicking on the button "Download Start_PortablePGP_OSX.zip" in the Apple section above. The downloaded zip file contains a file "Instructions_OSX.txt", which includes instructions for PortablePGP not limited to Apple computers.

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