OpenPGP encrypts given file using the first available public PGP key from a key ring file

Namespace: DidiSoft.Pgp
Assembly: DidiSoft.Pgp (in DidiSoft.Pgp.dll) Version: 1.7.3.35547

Syntax

C#
public void EncryptFile(
	string dataFile,
	string publicKeyFile,
	string outputFile,
	bool asciiArmor
)
Visual Basic
Public Sub EncryptFile ( _
	dataFile As String, _
	publicKeyFile As String, _
	outputFile As String, _
	asciiArmor As Boolean _
)
Visual C++
public:
void EncryptFile(
	String^ dataFile, 
	String^ publicKeyFile, 
	String^ outputFile, 
	bool asciiArmor
)

Parameters

dataFile
Type: System..::..String
File to be encrypted
publicKeyFile
Type: System..::..String
Recipient public key file
outputFile
Type: System..::..String
Output encrypted file
asciiArmor
Type: System..::..Boolean
If true the encrypted file will be in ASCII armored format, otherwise in binary format

Remarks

Compression algorithm used is the one specified through Compression
Symmetric cipher algorithm used is the one specified through Cypher

Examples

CopyC#
using System.IO;
using DidiSoft.Pgp; 

class EncryptDemo {
        public void Demo() {
            PGPLib pgp = new PGPLib();

            string inputFile = @"DataFiles\INPUT.txt";
            string publicKey = @"DataFiles\public.asc";
            string encryptedFile = @"DataFiles\OUTPUT.pgp";

            bool asciiArmor = true;

            pgp.EncryptFile(inputFile, publicKey, encryptedFile, asciiArmor);    
        }
}
CopyVB.NET
Imports System.IO
Imports DidiSoft.Pgp

Class EncryptDemo
    Public Sub Demo()
        Dim pgp As New PGPLib()

        Dim inputFile As String = "DataFiles\INPUT.txt"
        Dim publicKey As String = "DataFiles\public.asc"
        Dim encryptedFile As String = "DataFiles\OUTPUT.pgp"

        Dim asciiArmor As Boolean = True

        pgp.EncryptFile(inputFile, publicKey, encryptedFile, asciiArmor)
    End Sub
End Class

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
DidiSoft.Pgp.Exceptions..::..WrongPublicKeyExceptionIf the supplied public key file is not usable
DidiSoft.Pgp..::..PGPExceptionif an OpenPGP related error has occurred
System.IO..::..IOExceptionI/O error

See Also