3 Ways to Create OpenPGP Keys for File Transfers | JSCAPE

Words By John Carl Villanueva

Last Updated: October 24, 2022

You can strengthen your file transfers by using OpenPGP encryption, but you must also create the necessary public/private key pairs. Learn how online.

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JSCAPE MFT Server makes it easy to strengthen secure file transfers with OpenPGP encryption. But before you can protect your files with PGP, you need to create the necessary public/private key pairs. In this video, we introduce you to three ways of doing that.

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