Android Privacy Guard
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Android Privacy Guard is a Free Software
application that runs on the Android Operating System. The application provides strong, user based encryption that is compatible with the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
and GNU Privacy Guard (GPG)
programs. This allows users to encrypt, decrypt, sign, and verify signatures for text
, email
s, and file
s. This allows for secure interchanging of these items with users of PGP or GPG as well as other users of APG.
The program allows you to store the credential
s of other users that you frequently interact with. Then to encrypt a file so that only that user can open it. In the same manner, if a file is received from another user that you already have stored credentials for, you can verify the authenticity of that file (and decrypt it if necessary).
For more information on how the system for encrypting, decrypting, signing or verifying signatures works, see the page for Pretty Good Privacy
as this is based on the exact same algorithm
s and methods of operation.
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
application that runs on the Android Operating System. The application provides strong, user based encryption that is compatible with the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
Pretty Good Privacy
Pretty Good Privacy is a data encryption and decryption computer program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication. PGP is often used for signing, encrypting and decrypting texts, E-mails, files, directories and whole disk partitions to increase the security...
and GNU Privacy Guard (GPG)
GNU Privacy Guard
GNU Privacy Guard is a GPL Licensed alternative to the PGP suite of cryptographic software. GnuPG is compliant with RFC 4880, which is the current IETF standards track specification of OpenPGP...
programs. This allows users to encrypt, decrypt, sign, and verify signatures for text
Text file
A text file is a kind of computer file that is structured as a sequence of lines of electronic text. A text file exists within a computer file system...
Email
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
s, and file
File
File or filing may refer to:Tools:* File * Filing * Nail filePaper or computer records:* File folder, a folder for holding loose papers* Filing cabinet or file cabinet...
s. This allows for secure interchanging of these items with users of PGP or GPG as well as other users of APG.
The program allows you to store the credential
Credential
A credential is an attestation of qualification, competence, or authority issued to an individual by a third party with a relevant or de facto authority or assumed competence to do so....
s of other users that you frequently interact with. Then to encrypt a file so that only that user can open it. In the same manner, if a file is received from another user that you already have stored credentials for, you can verify the authenticity of that file (and decrypt it if necessary).
For more information on how the system for encrypting, decrypting, signing or verifying signatures works, see the page for Pretty Good Privacy
Pretty Good Privacy
Pretty Good Privacy is a data encryption and decryption computer program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication. PGP is often used for signing, encrypting and decrypting texts, E-mails, files, directories and whole disk partitions to increase the security...
as this is based on the exact same algorithm
Algorithm
In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is an effective method expressed as a finite list of well-defined instructions for calculating a function. Algorithms are used for calculation, data processing, and automated reasoning...
s and methods of operation.