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PGP Desktop Email

Email encryption software for desktop and laptop computers

Desktop Email Encryption provides an end-to-end email encryption solution that automatically encrypts and decrypts email directly from one user's client to another's without the need to log into a third-party website or by other means.
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Supported Operating Systems

  • Microsoft Windows 7 (all 32-bit and 64-bit editions, including Service Pack 1)
  • Microsoft Windows Vista (all 32-bit and 64-bit versions, including Service Pack 1)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Service Pack 1 and 2)
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional 32-bit (Service Pack 1, 2 and 3)
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64-bit (Service Pack 2)
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2 and 3)
  • Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 (requires attached keyboard)
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.5.x, 10.6.x, and 10.7.x (Intel)

Citrix and Terminal Services Compatibility

Symantec Encryption Desktop for Windows has been tested with the following terminal services software:
  • Citrix Presentation Server 4.0
  • Citrix Metaframe XP
  • Windows 2003 Terminal Services
  • Windows 2008 Terminal Services (SP1 and SP 2)
  • Windows 2008 Terminal Services R2 (SP 1)

Localization

  • English
  • German
  • Japanese
  • French (France)
  • Spanish (Latin America)

Authentication Options

  • OpenPGP RFC 4880 keys
  • X.509 keys

Messaging Protocols

  • POP3
  • IMAP
  • SMTP
  • MAPI
  • Lotus Notes

Messaging Security Standards

  • PGP/MIME RFC 3156
  • OpenPGP RFC 4880
  • S/MIME v3 RFC 2633
  • X.509 v3

Supported Email Clients

Windows

  • Microsoft Outlook 2010 (32- and 64-bit)/Exchange Server 2010 (on-premise only)
  • Microsoft Outlook 2007 SP2 (Outlook 12)/Exchange Server 2007 SP2
  • Microsoft Outlook 2003 SP3/Exchange Server 2003 SP3
  • Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.600.16386
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 6 SP1
  • Microsoft Windows Live Mail
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0
  • Lotus Notes/Domino Server 7.04 FP1
  • Lotus Notes/Domino Server 8.02 FP3
  • Lotus Notes/Domino Server 8.5.1 FP2
  • Lotus Notes/Domino Server 8.5.2, 8.5.3
  • Novell GroupWise 6.5.3

Mac OS X

  • Apple Mail 3.5, 4.0, 4.5
  • Microsoft Entourage 2008 SP1 Entourage is compatible for POP/IMAP only. "Exchange Mode" is supported when using the Entourage Scripts included with PGP Desktop. Automatic proxying is not supported with the scripts. For more information on using the scripts, see "Integrating with Entourage 2008" in the PGP Desktop for Mac OS X User's Guide.
  • Lotus Notes 8.5.2, 8.5.3
  • Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011

Supported Email Servers

  • Supported Email Servers
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 SP3
  • Lotus Domino Server 7.0.1
  • Lotus Domino Server 6.5
  • Lotus Domino Server 5.0.11
  • Stalker Communigate 4.2.8

Supported IM Clients

  • AOL AIM 6.5.5 (Change default port from 493 to 5190)
  • Trillian 3.1 (Basic and Pro)
  • iChat 4.0, 5.0 SL

Hashes

  • SHA-2 (up to 512-bit hashes)
  • SHA-1
  • MD5
  • RIPEMD-160

Public Key Algorithms

  • Diffie-Hellman
  • DSA (1024-bit keys only)
  • RSA (up to 4096-bit keys)

Centralized Management Requirements

  • Symantec Encryption Management Server requires a dedicated server.

Supported Smart Cards and Tokens for Key Storage (Windows)

PGP Desktop Email recognizes and works with the following:
  • DoD Common Access Cards (CACs) with the ActivCard Gold 2.0 profile
  • Oberthur Technologies ID-One Cosmo 64 V5.2D personal identification verification (PIV) smart cards
  • Athena Smart Card Solutions smart cards, including the ASEKey USB token
  • AET SafeSign smart cards, including ASEKey 1.0
  • Axalto (formerly Schlumberger) smart cards, including the Cryptoflex 32K
  • SafeNet smart cards, including iKey 2032
  • Aladdin smart cards, including eToken PRO USB 16K, 32K, and 64K
  • GemPlus smart cards, including SafesITe and GemXpresso Pro, using GemSafe Libraries 4.2.0-015 (Gold)
  • EMC RSA SecurID 800 (Rev A, B, and D)
  • Gemalto .NET v2 smart cards
  • Giesecke and Devrient Sm@rtCafe Expert 3.2 personal identity verification cards using ActivClient version 6.1 client software
  • T-Systems Telesec NetKey 3.0 and TCOS 3.0 IEI cards
Symantec Desktop Email Encryption recognizes and works with smart cards from other vendors, if the vendor includes a standards-based PKCS-11 library in its software drivers.