Encrypting and decrypting local files (WS_FTP Professional)

You can access the encryption commands for local files and local transfers in two ways:

• OpenPGP menu on the local pane toolbar.
• Right-click menu on a local folder or file provides the same menu options as above:

  

Both menus offer the same set of OpenPGP commands:

• Encrypt - Select this option to use an encryption key to encrypt the file before transfer.
• Sign - Select this option to add your digital signature to the file. By adding your digital signature, you will allow others who download the file and who know and trust you to have more confidence in the file's integrity.
• Encrypt and Sign - Select this option to first encrypt the file, then to add your digital signature.
• Decrypt and Verify - Select this option to decrypt an OpenPGP encrypted file (identified by file extension .pgp) and verify the digital signature, if one is present.

When encrypting and signing files, you will be asked to select a key pair to use. Your key pairs, those that you have either generated or imported, are shown in Program Options > OpenPGP > Key Pairs.