Decrypt & Verify: Action Extension

How to decrypt & verify data using the PGP Everywhere Action Extension

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Written by PGP EverywhereLast update 4 years ago

DECRYPT & VERIFY FROM ACTION EXTENSION:

THE ACTION EXTENSION ALLOWS YOU TO DECRYPT AND VERIFY TEXT FROM *.ASCFILES, *.TXT FILES, AND FROM PLAIN TEXT. NOTE THAT ONLY FILES CONTAINING TEXT CAN BE DECRYPTED. SUPPORT FOR OTHER ENCRYPTED FILES IS COMING SOON.

DECRYPT & VERIFY A MESSAGE FROM A FILE:

  1. PRESS DOWN ON THE FILE UNTIL THE SHARE MENU APPEARS OR PRESS A SHARE BUTTON
  2. LOOK FOR A PGP EVERYWHERE ICON IN THE BOTTOM ROW OF GRAY ICONS. IF THE PGP EVERYWHERE ICON IS NOT THERE, SELECT THE ICON LABELED "MORE" WITH THREE DOTS AND ENABLE THE PGP EVERYWHERE EXTENSION
  3. TOUCH THE PGP EVERYWHERE ICON IN THE BOTTOM ROW OF GRAY ICONS
  4. IF THERE IS AN ENCRYPTED MESSAGE IN THE FILE, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND AND UNBOXED. ENTER YOUR PASSPHRASE WHEN PROMPTED.

DECRYPT & VERIFY A MESSAGE FROM TEXT:

  1. SELECT THE TEXT THAT CONTAINS THE MESSAGE YOU WISH TO UNBOX.
  2. PRESS DOWN ON THE SELECTED TEXT UNTIL THE SHARE MENU APPEARS OR PRESS A SHARE BUTTON
  3. LOOK FOR A PGP EVERYWHERE ICON IN THE BOTTOM ROW OF GRAY ICONS. IF THE PGP EVERYWHERE ICON IS NOT THERE, SELECT THE ICON LABELED "MORE" WITH THREE DOTS AND ENABLE THE PGP EVERYWHERE EXTENSION
  4. TOUCH THE PGP EVERYWHERE ICON IN THE BOTTOM ROW OF GRAY ICONS
  5. IF THERE IS AN ENCRYPTED MESSAGE IN THE TEXT YOU SELECTED, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND AND UNBOXED. ENTER YOUR PASSPHRASE WHEN PROMPTED.

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