Symantec Encryption Desktop

Symantec Encryption Desktop is a special program for Windows that enables you to automatically safeguard the content of your emails via a PGP key. This means you can make the transfer between source and destination clients more difficult to intercept.

Brief review

The software solution is compatible with a wide range of mail user agents, including Microsoft Outlook, Exchange and Office 365, Thunderbird, and more. Its main goal is to achieve robust data protection. In order to do this the tool relies on PGP technology and uses strong public algorithms, namely DSA, RSA and Diffie-Hellman. The following email protocols are supported:

• POP3;
• SMTP;
• IMAP;
• MAPI;
• Lotus Notes.

Functionality

To benefit from automatic email encryption, you have to generate a new PGP key for your account and configure various security policies. It is also possible to create additional rules for message encoding. The utility features support for a considerable amount of messaging safety standards.

Additional tools

It is necessary to mention that you have the ability to create so-called PGP Zips. This means you can encrypt the contents of any folder on the PC. The application is also capable of securing entire disks or individual partitions, rendering the computer unable to boot in case of unauthorized access attempts.