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  • 1.  Encryption type used to create .PGP files?

    Posted Mar 27, 2018 07:26 AM

    If I encrypt a file using Symantec Desktop Encryption and create a PGP file, what kind of encryption is being used?  Is this documented somewhere?  I've tried searching and i can only find statements about full disc encryption.

    Thanks.

     



  • 2.  RE: Encryption type used to create .PGP files?
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    Posted Mar 28, 2018 02:30 AM

    By default it seems to use AES-256. See below:

    https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.TECH224377.html

    Thanks!



  • 3.  RE: Encryption type used to create .PGP files?

    Posted Apr 03, 2018 03:19 AM

    That refers to "Encryption Desktop Drive Encryption".  I'm talking about .PGP files.  I need a statement I can quote for PCI DSS about the encryption used in PGP encrypted files, not whole disc.