ASCII-Armored Encryption

[David E. Ross]

Windows 7 SP1 (x64)
PGP 10.1.2 Limited Use/Unlicensed Mode

With PGP 5, 6, and 8, I could select to encrypt a file in ASCII-armored
mode. Can I do this with PGP 10? If so, how? It seems that all
encryption is binary mode.

Cross-posted to: alt.security.pgp and comp.security.pgp.discuss
Followup-To: alt.security.pgp
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David E. Ross

Pharmaceutical companies claim their drug prices are
so high because they have to recover the costs of developing
those drugs. Two questions:

1. Why is the U.S. paying the entire cost of development while
prices for the same drugs in other nations are much lower?

2. Manufacturers of generic drugs did not have those
development costs. Why are they charging so much for generics?

[David E. Ross]

Post by David E. Ross
Windows 7 SP1 (x64)
PGP 10.1.2 Limited Use/Unlicensed Mode
With PGP 5, 6, and 8, I could select to encrypt a file in ASCII-armored
mode. Can I do this with PGP 10? If so, how? It seems that all
encryption is binary mode.
Cross-posted to: alt.security.pgp and comp.security.pgp.discuss
Followup-To: alt.security.pgp

Also, is it possible to encrypt a file to my own key without signing
using PGP 10.1.2?
--
David E. Ross

Pharmaceutical companies claim their drug prices are
so high because they have to recover the costs of developing
those drugs. Two questions:

1. Why is the U.S. paying the entire cost of development while
prices for the same drugs in other nations are much lower?

2. Manufacturers of generic drugs did not have those
development costs. Why are they charging so much for generics?

[John Wunderlich]

Post by David E. Ross
Windows 7 SP1 (x64)
PGP 10.1.2 Limited Use/Unlicensed Mode
With PGP 5, 6, and 8, I could select to encrypt a file in
ASCII-armored mode. Can I do this with PGP 10? If so, how? It
seems that all encryption is binary mode.

I have PGP 10.3.2.

To encrypt in ASCII-armored mode, I can launch "Symantec Encryption
Desktop", then:
In left column, select "PGP Zip"
Select "New PGP Zip"
A "Select Items Window" then appears.
At the bottom, there is an icon with three small green check marks.
Click on this icon. An "Options" window opens.
Select the "Output Text" option and then "OK".
Continue to encrypt as always.
The result will be a file with a ".pgp" extension, however if you
look at it in a text editor, you will see that it is an ascii-armored
file.

Hope this Helps,
John