Portable PGP

The portable version is not capable of importing old PGP keypairs. Further, it requires an additional install of Java(TM) Cryptography Extension, or generating a keypair will fail. The automated windows installer does not check or ask if there is a java installed and running and downloads a JRE without asking. Unwanted behavior! Rated because it is required, have not yet tried the program.

I would have loved this software. Small size for standalone edition and works on many systems. Unfortunately it dostn give many options regarding Key size and only allow Elgamel which i believe my search has revealed has been compromised. And ontop of that it seems keys with only 1024bit encryption has been to easy to break on modern day computer according to forums. Updating to 4096bit key and possibility to use a better option than Elgamel would be a sure 4/5 star software simply for being portable/safe.

I extracted the files to the root directory of a usb stick. A folder named: usb_version was created in the process. If I run the PortablePGP.sh script, thats in the usb_version directory #!/bin/sh cd .ppgp ./jre/bin/java -jar PortablePGP.jar I get a GUI Dialog informing me the my volume contains software intended to be automatically started. Would you like to run it? If I select run I get "Oops! Unable to locate the program" Looking in ./jre/bin/ I see a file named java there. and PortablePGP.jar is in the .ppgp directory. I don't know anything about Java or running portable apps designed to work on multiple OS's. A readme file with a simple overview of how to run this software above and beyond the "Extract to root directory of usb stick", would be a big help.

@ Guru182, I could use my own keys generated with gpg commandline(with more than 1024bit) and copy them in the portablePGP folder. Renaming pubring.gpg to public.bpg and secring.gpg to private.bpg . Nevertheless I understand you

Stalls decrypting large files to multiple recipients. Author does not reply to emails.