The PGP Whole Disk Encryption (WDE) product is a software
tool that provides multiple ways to protect your data on
desktops, laptops, and removable drives.
Use PGP WDE to do the following:
yLock down the entire contents of your system, or an
external or USB flash drive you specify.
yUse part of your hard drive space as an encrypted virtual
disk volume with its own drive letter.
yCreate secure, encrypted Zip archives.
yPut files and folders into a single encrypted, compressed
package that can be opened on Windows systems that do
not have PGP Desktop Email or PGP Desktop installed.
yCompletely destroy files and folders so that even file
recovery software cannot recover them.
ySecurely erase free space on your drives so that your
deleted data is truly unrecoverable.
Contents
yWhat is PGP Whole Disk Encryption? (page 1)
yNew to PGP Whole Disk Encryption? (page 1)
yUnderstanding the Basics (page 1)
yWhat Am I Installing? (page 2)
ySystem Requirements (page 2)
yInstalling PGP Whole Disk Encryption (page 2)
yStarting PGP Whole Disk Encryption (page 3)
yThe PGP Whole Disk Encryption Main Screen (page 3)
yUsing PGP WDE to Encrypt a Drive (page 3)
yCreating PGP Virtual Disk Volumes (page 9, page 6)
yCreating a PGP Zip Archive (page 6)
yUsing PGP Shred to Shred Files (page 7)
yGetting Assistance (page 8)
Quick Start Guide
Version 10.1
Note: A PGP Whole Disk Encryption license provides you
with access to a certain set of PGP Whole Disk Encryption
features. Certain other features of PGP Whole Disk
Encryption may require a different license. For more
information, see the Licensing section of the PGP Desktop User’s Guide.
yFor deployment, management, and policy enforcement
information for PGP Whole Disk Encryption, see the PGP Universal Server Administrator’s Guide.
Understanding the Basics
PGP Whole Disk Encryption uses keys to encrypt, sign,
decrypt, and verify your messages.
After installation, PGP Whole Disk Encryption prompts you to
create a PGP keypair. A keypair is the combination of a private
key and a public key.
yKeep your private key and its passphrase private, as the
name suggests. If someone gets your private key and its
passphrase, they can read your messages and
impersonate you to others. Your private key decrypts
incoming encrypted messages and signs outgoing
messages.
yYour public key you can give to everyone. It does not have
a passphrase. Your public key encrypts messages that
only your private key can decrypt and verifies your signed
messages.
Your keyring holds both your keypairs and the public keys of
others, which you use to send encrypted messages to them.
Click the PGP Keys Control Box to see the keys on your
keyring:
1. The icon for a PGP keypair has two keys, denoting the
private and the public key. Alice Cameron has a PGP
keypair in this illustration, for example.
2. The icons for the public keys of others have just one key.
Ming Pa’s public key, for example, has been added to the
keyring shown in this illustration.
New to PGP Whole Disk Encryption?
Use this step-by-step guide to get started. You will find that,
with PGP Whole Disk Encryption, protecting your data will be
as easy as turning a key in a lock.
yThis Quick Start Guide helps you install PGP Whole Disk
Encryption and get started.
yThe PGP Desktop User’s Guide provides more detailed
information on PGP Whole Disk Encryption. In it, you will
learn what a keypair is, why you might want to create one,
how to create one, and how to exchange keys with others
so you can encrypt your own data and share data securely
with others.
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What Am I Installing?
PGP Whole Disk Encryption uses licensing to provide access
to the features you purchase. Depending on the license you
have, some or all of the PGP Whole Disk Encryption family of
applications will be active.
This document contains instructions for viewing the features
activated by your license.
PGP Whole Disk Encryption (PGP WDE)
PGP Desktop family of applications. You can use PGP WDE to
lock down the entire contents of your system or an external or
USB flash drive you specify. Boot sectors, system files, and
swap files are all encrypted. Whole disk encrypting your boot
drive means you do not have to worry if your computer is lost
or stolen: to access your data, an attacker would need the
appropriate passphrase. If you have encrypted a USB device,
you can share data on that device with other PGP Whole Disk
Encryption for Windows or Mac OS X users.
PGP Virtual Disk volumes uses part of your hard drive space
as an encrypted virtual disk volume with its own drive letter. A
PGP Virtual Disk is the perfect place for storing your sensitive
files; it is as if you have stored them in a safe. When the door
of the safe is open (when the volume is mounted), you can
change files stored in it, take files out of it, and move files into
it. Otherwise (when the volume is unmounted), all the data on
the volume is protected.
PGP Zip adds any combination of files and folders to an
encrypted, compressed, portable archive. PGP Desktop must
be installed on a system to create or open a PGP Zip archive.
PGP Zip is a tool for securely archiving your sensitive data,
whether you want to distribute it to others or back it up.
PGP Shredder completely destroys files and folders so that
even file recovery software cannot recover them. Deleting a
file using the Windows Recycle Bin (on Windows systems) or
Trash (on Mac OS X systems) does not actually delete it; it sits
on your drive and eventually gets overwritten. Until then, it is
trivial for an attacker to recover that file. PGP Shredder, in
contrast, immediately overwrites files multiple times. This is
so effective that even sophisticated disk recovery software
cannot recover these files. This feature also completely wipes
free space on your drives so your deleted data is truly
unrecoverable.
Key Management manages PGP keys, both your keypairs and
the public keys of others. You use your private key to decrypt
messages sent to you encrypted to your public key and to
secure your PGP Virtual Disk volumes. You use public keys to
encrypt messages to others or to add users to PGP Virtual
Disk volumes.
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yWindows XP Professional 32-bit (Service Pack 2 or 3),
Windows XP Professional 64-bit (Service Pack 2),
Windows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2 or 3),
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, Windows
Vista (all 32- and 64-bit editions, including Service Pack 1
and 2), Windows 7 (all 32- and 64-bit editions), Windows
Server 2003 (Service Pack 1 and 2).
Note: The above operating systems are supported only
when all of the latest hot fixes and security patches from
Microsoft have been applied.
PGP Whole Disk Encryption on Windows
Servers
PGP Whole Disk Encryption (WDE) is supported on all client
versions above as well as the following Windows Server
versions:
yWindows Server 2003 SP 2 (32- and 64-bit editions);
Windows Server 2008 SP 1 and 2 (32- and 64-bit editions);
Windows Server 2008 R2 (32- and 64-bit editions)
For additional system requirements and best practices
information on using PGP WDE on Windows Server systems,
see PGP KB article 1737 (
http://support.pgp.com/?faq=1737).
PGP Whole Disk Encryption on Tablet PCs
PGP Whole Disk Encryption is supported on Tablet PCs that
meet the following additional requirements:
yDell Latitude XT1 and XT2 Tablet PC Touch Screen
Laptops (undocked)
y1024 x 768 x 16 screen display running SVGA mode
Optional physical keyboard
Hardware Requirements
y512 MB of RAM
y64 MB hard disk space
Installing PGP Whole Disk
Encryption
PGP Corporation recommends exiting all open applications
before you begin the install. The installation process requires a
system restart.
Note: If you are using PGP Whole Disk Encryption in a PGP
Universal Server-managed environment, your PGP Whole Disk
Encryption installer may be configured with specific features
and/or settings.
System Requirements
PGP Whole Disk Encryption can be installed on systems
running the following versions of Microsoft Windows
operating systems:
¾ To install PGP Whole Disk Encryption
1. Locate the PGP Whole Disk Encryption installation
program you downloaded.
The installer program may have been distributed by your
PGP administrator using the Microsoft SMS deployment
tool.
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2. Double-click the installer.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
4. Reboot your system when instructed.
5. When your system restarts, follow the on-screen
instructions to configure PGP Whole Disk Encryption.
Licensing
The PGP Whole Disk Encryption main screen includes:
1
The Menu bar. Gives you access to PGP Whole Disk
Encryption commands. The menus on the Menu bar
change depending on which Control box is selected.
2
The PGP Keys Control Box. Gives you control of PGP
keys.
3
The PGP Messaging Control Box. Gives you control
over PGP Messaging.
To see what features your license supports, open PGP Whole
Disk Encryption and select Help > License. Those features
with a checkmark are supported by the active license.
Starting PGP Whole Disk Encryption
To start PGP Whole Disk Encryption, use any of the following
methods:
yDouble-click the PGP Tray icon.
yRight-click the PGP Tray icon and then select
Whole Disk Encryption.
yFrom the Start menu, select Programs > PGP > PGP
Whole Disk Encryption.
The PGP Whole Disk Encryption Main
Screen
The PGP Whole Disk Encryption application window is your
main interface to the product.
Open PGP
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The PGP Zip Control Box. Gives you control of PGP
Zip, as well as the PGP Zip Assistant, which helps you
create new PGP Zip archives.
5
The PGP Disk Control Box. Gives you control of PGP
Disk.
6
The PGP Viewer Control Box. Gives you the ability to
decrypt, verify, and display messages outside the mail
stream.
7
The PGP NetShare Control Box. Gives you control of
PGP NetShare.
8
The PGP Whole Disk Encryption Work area. Displays
information and actions you can take for the selected
Control box.
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PGP Keys Find box. Use to search for keys on your
keyring. As you type text in this box, PGP Whole Disk
Encryption displays search results based on either name
or email address.
Each Control box expands to show available options, and
collapses to save space (only the Control Box’s banner
displays). Expand a Control Box by clicking its banner.
Using PGP WDE to Encrypt a Drive
The PGP WDE feature locks down the entire contents of your
system or an external or USB flash drive you specify.
The encryption algorithm used by PGP WDE is AES256. The
hashing algorithm is SHA-1. FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS
formatted drives are supported. There is no minimum or
maximum size. If the drive is supported by the operating
system (or your hardware BIOS for the boot drive), it should
work with PGP WDE.
Caution: PGP Corporation recommends, as a best practice,
that you back up your data before encrypting your disk.
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