Scenario: Encrypting files for transfer to or from a remote site (WS_FTP Professional)

You can use OpenPGP encryption to secure a transfer from a local site to a remote site. A typical scenario is to secure a transfer that a colleague at a remote site needs to send to you. In this case:

  1. You send a public key to colleague via email. You use WS_FTP to generate or export a key.
  2. The colleague detaches the public key (from the email), encrypts and uploads the file using your public key, as follows:
    1. Imports the key into WS_FTP.
    2. Connects to the company FTP server.
    3. Enables OpenPGP Mode with your key used for encryption.
    4. Uploads the file.
  3. You download and decrypt the file using your private key.

    To decrypt an OpenPGP encrypted file (identified by file extension .pgp), right-click the file in WS_FTP and select OpenPGP > Decrypt and Verify.