How to view PGP Encryption status

Products

• Email Security.cloud

Issue/Introduction

This article covers the topic on how to view the PGP Encryption Status. 

Environment

Email Security.cloud

Resolution

After you click the Encrypt button in your Outlook, you can validate that your email has been encrypted with PGP. 

1 - Go to

 Sent Items 

in Outlook client.

 

 

 

2 - Open the email and click the

 PGP Essentials 

Add-in.

 

 

 

3 - Standard Encryption

: Displays the label “

The message is encrypted with recipient-defined passphrase and shared as a protected PDF

”.

 

 

4 - PDF with Shared Passphrase

: Displays the label

 Encryption Requested 

along with the set

Passphrase 

and

 Passphrase Hint

.

 

 

 

5 - Unencrypted: Displays the label

 Encryption not Requested