How do I add a Group Key to an existing group on the PGP Encryption Management Server?
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Note: PGP Encryption Desktop's File Share Encryption solution has been certified with Windows 11 24H2 in version PGP File Share Encryption 11.0.1 HF1.
Older releases of PGP File Share Encryption do not support this version of Windows 11 and may run into issues.
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To add a group key to an existing group on the PGP Encryption Management Server
When you click Generate, a new group key will be created using the current default settings for a group key.
When you click Import, the Import Key page appears. Select a key file or paste a key block, enter the passphrase of the private key, then click Import.
Caution: A group can have only one active group key. If you add a group key to a group that already has a group key assigned, the existing group key will be overwritten by the group key you are adding.
As mentioned above proceed with caution. To know if your Group already has a Group Key, go to the overview page and check if there is already a double-key icon to the right indicating the presence of this key:
Additionally, if you click the Group, and under the "Keys" section, click View, you'll be able to see the existing Group Key associated to the group: