Instructions of the file decryption with PGP

Step 1: Ensure that you have all required tools

To decrypt a file you will need to have a PGP client. There are some popular PGP clients:

• GnuPG (GPG): free and popular utility to work with PGP.
• PGP Desktop or Kleopatra: GUI interfaces to work with PGP on Windows.
• GPG Suite: for macOS.

Step 2: Ensure that you have the following components

• The file you need to decrypt (eg. file.pgp or file.gpg).
• Private key (it should be imported into your PGP client).
• Password (passphrase) if it was set for the private key.

Step 3: Import a private key into your PGP client (if you haven't done it before)

If you're using GnuPG run the following command in the terminal: gpg --import your-private-key.asc Replace your-private-key.asc with the name of the file with your private key.

Step 4: Decrypt a file

• Through the terminal (GPG):
  
  Run the following command: gpg --output decrypted-file.txt --decrypt file.pgp
  • file.pgp — encrypted file you want to decrypt.
  • decrypted-file.txt — filename the decrypted content will be saved to.
  If your private key is protected with a password you'll need to enter it for decryption.
• Through a GUI:
  • Open an app eg. Kleopatra (on Windows) or GPG Suite (on macOS).
  • Choose an option to decrypt/check the file.
  • Choose the path for the encrypted file and follow the instruction in app.
  • Enter the password (if it was set) and wait for the decryption process will be finished.

Step 5: Check the result

• After a successful decryption you'll get a file with a readable content.
• Ensure that the file is located in a right place and has an expected content.

Notes

• Ensure that your private key is stored in a secure place and don't give it to anyone.
• If you're using a password for your private key choose strong and unique password to increase protected.

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