HOW TO: Add Existing Keyrings to PGP Encryption Desktop for Windows
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HOW TO: Add Existing Keyrings to PGP Encryption Desktop for Windows

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Article ID: 180127

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Issue/Introduction

 This article describes how to add existing keyring files to PGP Encryption Desktop Windows.

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  1. Click the PGP Tray lock icon in your system tray and then click Open Symantec Encryption Desktop:
  2. Right-click on the title of the PGP Keys control box, then click Add:
  3. When the PGP Keyring Properties window opens, type a descriptive name for the keyrings in the Name field, then click the button to the right of the Public keyring file field:



  4. Browse to the location of the existing public keyring file, then select it and click Open:
  5. Now click the button to the right of the Private keyring file field:
  6. Browse to the location of the existing private keyring file, then select it and click Open:
  7. Click OK to close the PGP Keyring Properties window:
  8. The keyrings are now accessible by the name you gave them in step 3:

Additional Information

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180129 - HOW TO: Access the Backup Keyrings Created Automatically by PGP Desktop for Windows

180128 - HOW TO: Import a Keypair into PGP Desktop (Windows)

153195 - "It is not possible to decrypt this message..." Unable to decrypt - Keyring does not contain usable private keys

180130 - HOW TO: Reconstruct Your Private Key for Windows

153511 - Additional Decryption Key (ADK) Guidelines for Symantec Encryption Management Server

153477 - Import an ADK to Symantec Encryption Management Server (aka PGP Universal Server)