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PGP KeyRing on Windows Pc

Developed By: Adam Wasserman

License: Free

Rating: 3,7/5 - 54 votes

Last Updated: December 27, 2023

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Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.2.5
Size 3.7 MB
Release Date October 31, 18
Category Communication Apps

What's New:
Fixed some issues importing and decrypting with certain types of EC keys [see more]

Description from Developer:
Manage your Web of Trust!

Which key rings have you certified, and which key owners have vouched for the key rings you currently hold? What trust have you accorded to them, and w... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download PGP KeyRing and install on Windows PC. PGP KeyRing is free Communication app, developed by Adam Wasserman. Latest version of PGP KeyRing is 2.2.5, was released on 2018-10-31 (updated on 2023-12-27). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of PGP KeyRing is 3,7. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 54 users, 22 users had rated it 5*, 8 users had rated it 1*.

How to install PGP KeyRing on Windows?

Instruction on how to install PGP KeyRing on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install PGP KeyRing on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install PGP KeyRing using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "PGP KeyRing" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install PGP KeyRing on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "PGP KeyRing" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.2.5.

Download PGP KeyRing 2.2.5 on Windows PC – 3.7 MB

Manage your Web of Trust!

Which key rings have you certified, and which key owners have vouched for the key rings you currently hold? What trust have you accorded to them, and what relevance does it have?

Decide for yourself.

* Create and manage key rings
* Encrypt, sign, verify, and decrypt files and text messages
* Import key rings from File, Key Server, or Bluetooth
* Export key rings to File, Key Server, Mail, or Bluetooth
* Support for OpenPGP Smartcards (v2.0)
* Support for HKP key servers
* Password cache
* Auto-lookup of unknown signing keys
* Assign nicknames and trust to key owners
* Set your own policy for key validation
* Integrates seamlessly with the Squeaky Mail email client for creating and decrypting PGP inline and PGP/MIME messages
* Remote interface (means Squeaky Mail can access cryptographic functions without switching to PGP KeyRing)

With PGP KeyRing for Android, you can easily certify and exchange key rings and continually expand your Web of Trust.

Many thanks to Isildo Mendes for the Portuguese translation!

PGP KeyRing conducts strict tests on the contents of the key rings you import. All assertions - user ids and email addresses, subkeys, certifications, and revocations - are thoroughly verified. Are the digital signatures backing these claims valid? If the answer is "no" for any portion of a key ring you attempt to import, it is rejected in its entirety. You can therefore be sure that any key ring accepted into PGP KeyRing was not tampered with en route to you and is perfectly genuine.

For this reason, third party certifications (for example, by your friends) will only be recognized if the certifier's public certificate has also been imported. Access to the certifier's public key the only way PGP KeyRing can be sure the certification is actually genuine.

PGP KeyRing can be used seamlessly by Squeaky Mail to send and receive PGP-encrypted messages. Squeaky Mail is based entirely on the popular, open source email client K-9 Mail.

Connections to OpenPGP Smartcards, such as the YubiKey Neo, are established on the Secret Keys Pane. You can navigate away once the connection has been made. The YubiKey Neo will be recognized even if PGP KeyRing is not open, but for any other smartcard, you must first open the Secret Keys Pane and then bring the smartcard in range of your device's NFC reader.

PRIVACY: PGP KeyRing stores your private keys - encrypted using a block cipher algorithm and protected by your password - locally on the phone. They are only ever used to perform the encryption operations YOU have specified. They are NEVER transferred off the phone. (The Internet permission is used to access Key Servers and the help page.) In fact, if you try and export your private keys by Mail or Bluetooth, PGP KeyRing will only transfer your public keys. Secret keys can only be exported to FILE locally on the phone. You decide what happens from there. Similarly, PGP KeyRing does not collect metrics on how you use the app, nor does it transmit any information related to your identity.

PGPKeyRing uses the CAST5 algorithm to store secret key rings. As of version 2.2, it uses the SHA-512 algorithm for key bindings and certifications. Also, a key holder's expressed algorithm preferences are ignored. You as the sender can decide which signature and encryption algorithms to use.
Fixed some issues importing and decrypting with certain types of EC keys