Framework EDI Reference. eSecurityConsole Utility
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:

1. Select, and highlight the certificate that will be used to encrypt.

   

2. Right click and select Encrypt File from the popup menu.

   

3. The following dialog box is displayed:

   

   Fill in the information for the following entries in the dialog box:

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

4. Click OK to accept entries and encrypt the file.