Using the Encrypt files action

Use the Encrypt files action to prepare files and folders to be shared securely.

Prerequisites

To encrypt the files or folder using a public key, create a public-private key pair using the Create keys action.

To encrypt a file or folder, do the following steps:

Double-click or drag the Encrypt action from the PGP package.
Select either the Passphrase or Public key file encryption type.
- If you have selected Passphrase, enter the value or select a credential variable.
- If you have selected Public key file, provide the public key file path.
Select the Encryption algorithm.
Choose from:
- AES128
- AES192
- AES256
- Blowfish
- CAST5
- Idea
- TripleDES
- TwoFish256
In the Source folder/file(s) field, specify the folders or files to encrypt.
This field supports wildcard characters in the file name and extension. Use an asterisk (*) to substitute for one or more unknown alphanumeric characters or symbols.
For example:
- Enter C:\PGP\encrypt*.csv to select the .csv files that start with the word encrypt.
- Enter C:\PGP\*encrypt*.* to select files of any extension that contain the word encrypt.
In the Destination folder/file(s) field, specify the location where to save the encrypted folders and files.
This field supports wildcard characters in the file name and extension. Use an asterisk (*) to substitute for one or more unknown alphanumeric characters or symbols.
Enter a value to append to the extension of the destination file.
Select the Overwrite Files check box to replace files with the same name.
Select the Compression type.
Choose from:
- None
- zip
- bzip2
- zlib
Select the Armor data (text output) check box to enable ASCII Armor output.
Click Save.