OpenPGP Library for .NET includes methods for OpenPGP encryption, decryption, clear signing, one pass sign and encrypt, decrypt and verify, key generation, supports both key store and keys located in files. Entirely written in managed code, there are no external third party dependencies. Check our Online Examples section for more details.

The Library decrypts and encrypts files that can be opened with the following software:

.net OpenPGP Library Box Shot

Symantec Encryption Desktop
Symantec PGP В® Command Line
McAfee E-Business Server
GnuPG (gpg), Gpg4Win, WinPT
Authora EDGE
Articsoft FileAssurity
Supported Platforms

.NET Framework 2.0 – 4.6
Windows 10 Universal Platform (UWP)
.NET Core
Silverlight 3 – 5
Windows Phone 8
.NET Compact Framework 2.0, 3.5
Windows Store / WinRT
Xamarin.Android
Xamarin.iOS

Why should OpenPGP cryptography be complex when it can be as easy as:

// C#
PGPLib pgp = new PGPLib();
// should output be ASCII or binary
bool asciiArmor = false;
// encrypt
pgp.EncryptFile(@"C:\INPUT.txt",
                @"C:\recipient_public_key.asc",
                @"C:\OUTPUT.pgp",
                asciiArmor);

'-- VB.NET
Dim pgp As New PGPLib()
' should output be ASCII or binary
Dim asciiArmor As Boolean = False
' encrypt
pgp.EncryptFile("C:\INPUT.txt", _
                "C:\recipient_public_key.asc", _
                "C:\OUTPUT.pgp", _
                asciiArmor)

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