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PGP - 8.0 (Build 288)

cryptography encryption software secures data & email

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All Time:	(3.0)
Version 8.0 (Build 288):	(3.9)
Selected Version:	8.0 (Build 288)
Release Date:	2002-10-10
License:	Beta
Downloads (version 8.0 (Build 288)):	1,532
Downloads (all versions):	80,145
Price:	$50.00

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Product Description:

PGP is a tool for keeping your data safe. It lets you:

Create your keypair (a private key and a public key) and get and manage the public keys of other people; we call this feature PGP Keys.
Encrypt email messages to other people and decrypt email messages sent to you; we call this feature PGP Mail.
Encrypt a portion of your hard disk so that it�s fully protected even if it�s stolen; we call this feature PGP Disk.
PGP also does things�wipe files so that they are completely gone, for example�but these are the main things.

What's new in this version:

Building on top of the solid PGP technology base, PGP 8.0 for Mac OS X features a completely new Cocoa-based user interface to take maximum advantage of Apple's new operating system. PGP 8.0 for Mac OS X offers numerous evolutionary improvements as well as the following new features:
Full support for Mac OS X 10.2 (If you have Mac OS X 10.0 or 10.1, you need to upgrade to 10.2.1 or later.)
Full PGP Disk interoperability with PGP Disks created by all prior PGP Disk products for Mac OS, as well as with PGP Disks created with PGP Disk for Windows 7.0 and later
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) support in PGP Disk
Significantly expanded Unicode support
Built-in support for Apple Mail and Microsoft Entourage X
PGP encryption and digital signature features are accessible as a Mac OS X service from Cocoa applications and Carbon applications that support services
PGP features are also accessible from the PGP's Dock menu, providing a second ubiquitous method for accessing PGP

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2.1 or higher

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hurrable Support - Version: 9.10, 8/28/2009 08:06AM PST

(0 of 1 users found this comment useful)

markbischoff

PGP Support is the worst i have ever seen.
they are verry slow in fixing buggs, respond of a problems takes up to weeks.

the softwre is ok but for example apple mail is not supportetd, so if you want to encrypt a email no chance in apple mail....

the even dont know what is snow leopard so dont expect a update to work in snow leopard

9.9.1 looks good so far - Version: 9.9.1, 2/11/2009 01:59AM PST

(3 of 3 users found this comment useful)

plaintiger

i've been using PGP products on and off for years, and like others i have had some problems with their bugs, user-hostile interfaces/installation procedures, and questionable support. i can't claim to have really put it through its paces yet, but i will say that so far, PGP Desktop Home 9.9.1 is the least problematic PGP product i've used. it installed properly the first time (*that's* never happened before) and i haven't yet seen any unexpected behaviors...all of which - especially in light of the nightmares wrought by my attempt to use the free, open-source substitutes (GPGThis, GPGThat, and GPGTheOtherThing) - are very welcome.

my experience isn't very extensive, but as far as it goes, it indicates that PGP's the security package to use. 9.9.1 appears solid, and the alternatives i've tried definitely suck.

good luck...

Go back to your purchase confirmation... - Version: 9.9, 1/9/2009 07:54PM PST

(4 of 4 users found this comment useful)

m-bomb

...attached as a PDF to the confirmation email from PGP, and you will find a non-expiring link.

I have never had the kind of problems with this product other people do. And I am not a moron, nor a PGP employee.