div style float right margin 4px Image WinptTray.png div strong WinPT strong or Windows Privacy Tray is frontend to the Gnu Privacy Guard GnuPG for the Microsoft Windows Windows platform. Released under GPL , it is compatible with OpenPGP compliant software. WinPT represents a collection of user interface tools designed to ease the use of asymmetric encryption software. Based on GnuPG , and OpenPGP compatible, WinPT is intended for Windows users to use for everyday message signing, verification, encryption and general key management. If installation defaults are used, WinPT will then reside in the task bar tray, and on the right click menu within Windows Explorer. A Start menu item includes launchers for a GPG commandline console , WinPT tray, and documentation. On April 4, 2007, the project s author, Timo Schulz, announced that development on WinPT has been suspended for an indefinite period. However on October 27, 2008, Schulz announced a new version 1.30, described as a bug fix release. On December 14, 2009, Timo Schulz announced that WinPT is discontinued due to lack of resources. On January 19, 2012, Timo Schulz announced work on a new release and asked the community to contact him in regards to further development past future revision 1.5 if they are interested. See also GNU Privacy Guard Gpg4win Pretty Good Privacy PGP Public key cryptography Cryptography External links http www.gnupt.de WinPT website http www.gnupt.de GnuPT website http winpt.wald.intevation.org Old WinPT development site http wald.intevation.org forum forum.php?forum id 137 Announcement of project suspension, April 2007 http wald.intevation.org forum forum.php?forum id 193 Announcement of new version 1.30 http wald.intevation.org forum forum.php?forum id 219 Announcement of project cessation, December 2009 http www.gnupg.org Gnu Privacy Guard Category PGP Category GNU Project software Privacy Guard Category Cryptographic software software type stub cs WinPT de WinPT pt WinPT ... more details
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