iPGMail 4+

PGP encryption made easy‪!‬

Wyllys Ingersoll

Designed for iPad

    • £2.99

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Description

iPGMail is an app that implements the OpenPGP standard (RFC 4880, RFC 6637) and allows the user to create and manage both public and private (RSA, DSA, ECDSA, EDDSA, ECDH) PGP keys and send and receive PGP encrypted messages.

PGP Keys and Messages can be passed to iPGMail several ways:
* From the iOS Mail.app - The iOS mail application will pass PGP attachments to iPGMail directly, eliminating the need to do an awkward copy-and-paste. NOTE: PGP messages that are part of the main body of an email will still have to be copy-and-pasted, only properly tagged attachments can be passed automatically.

* Directly from the system clipboard. Copy-and-paste the PGP message text from any file, webpage, or message, and it can be imported and decrypted by the app.

* Finder App - Connect your device to a Mac and open up the standard Finder app. Select the device on the left and then you can copy files to and from the app using standard Finder actions.

* AirDrop - Transfer key files from your Mac OS/X system (10.10 or later) to your iPhone/iPad (iOS 7+) using AirDrop feature.

* DropBox - You can link iPGMail to a dropbox account and transfer files to and from your dropbox file space. This means you can encrypt and protect your dropbox files or share files with others through your existing dropbox Public interface.

* Keybase.IO - You can import public keys from http://keybase.io by using the "+" button on the public key listing and then searching for users registered in keybase.io.

iPGMail now allows you to easily reply to encrypted text-based messages and includes the original text with "> " prefixed to the lines. This allows for more email like conversational exchanges, all with strong OpenPGP cryptographic protection.

iPGMail supports PGP key generation or import. The key database is secured using the highest level of iOS file protection and are only accessible when in use by the app. Using your own private PGP keys, you can encrypt and/or digitally sign any messages. Optionally, your public key can be attached to any message you send from the app so that the recipient can then import it into their own keychain, either on the phone or on any computer with PGP support.

iPGMail will import your private keys so you can reuse your existing PGP identity and keys on your iPhone or iPad. Both public and private keys can be imported through the interfaces listed above.

iPGMail allows the user to search public SKS PGP keyservers to find registered public keys for other people with whom the user can then send email that is digitally signed and/or encrypted encoded in OpenPGP ASCII Armor.

This app is ideal for securing your files or for sending secure email messages to specific parties without worrying about it being viewed by anyone other than the designated recipient.

The OpenPGP standard is described here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy

What’s New

Version 2024.18.1

* Fixed ability to sign keys in the keyring with your own keys.
* Fixed ability to import keys with the (non-standardized) GNU S2K extension.
* Updated support library used to recognize file types (libmagic) and display data in the file list.

Ratings and Reviews

4.3 out of 5
42 Ratings

42 Ratings

Mhmedia ,

Very good - had a problem with key server lookup

It's been a while since I used iPGmail on an older ipad and it worked fine on my new ipad 2018. I was really pleased that it handled 4K keys without a problem. Key creation is quick and problem-free. The only thing stopping me giving it 5 stars is the menu to add key servers: it insists on making everything HTTPS, whereas there are still some servers out there that aren't. If it could accept server URLs as typed then that would be great!

DISTKAUW ,

Good but...

Good but...
1. Awkward to import a key from ‘Files’ section - forced to share it to another app, copy it, then paste it into ‘Keys’
2. No option in settings to prevent it always saving unencrypted files locally, after decryption

RogerShepherd ,

Usable e-mail security on the iPhone

I’m now able to send and receive encrypted and/or signed mails on my iPhone. Importing keys is easily done using AirDrop from a suitable Mac. This warrants 5 stars.

I appreciate the challenges of providing crypto without implementing a full on mail application but it does mean the experience is less fluid than it might be. Also, typing passphrases for keys on the phone is tricky - I can type “The quick brown fox jumped over the moon” pretty accurately and quickly on a real keyboard, it’s a pain on the phone. This is why I’m giving four stars - to be clear, If the app were less useful and didn’t enable me to start using encryption, I’d rate this lower.

In summary - great for simple things.

App Privacy

The developer, Wyllys Ingersoll, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More

Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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