Framework EDI Reference. eSecurityConsole Utility |
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Digital Certificates |
Encrypting a File
The public key of the certificate is used to encrypt a
file. To encrypt a file using the certificate, take the following steps:
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Select, and highlight the certificate that will be used to
encrypt.

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Right click and select Encrypt File from
the popup menu.

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The following dialog box is displayed:

Fill in the information for the following entries in the dialog
box:
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Plain Text File. Enter the full file path name of
file to encrypt. Click (..) to browse for the file.
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Algorithm. Select the algorithm used to
encrypt. Available algorithms depend on the service provider used to open
the certificate store.
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Format. Enter the encryption format of the
encrypted file. The following options are available:
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Encrypted Key. The encrypted file has a format that
is created as follows:
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A session key is generated and then encrypted using the
certificate's public key.
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The encrypted key is pre-pended to the encrypted file.
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EnvelopedData. This format is based on the PKCS#7
EnvelopedData format.
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Encrypted File. Enter the full file path name of
the resulting encrypted file.
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Click OK to accept entries and encrypt the file.