PGP Desktop Updates

January 7th, 2009 @ 16:25 by Willem

I’ve been a PGP user for quite a while now. A couple of years ago I bought the software (before that I used the free PGP versions). My original license was for version 8.x. Every once in a while that would be a message indicating that there was a new version available.

The last couple of months there were no new messages, and when I checked for updates from the application the default message was “you’re running the latest version”.
But according to the PGP website there were newer versions (9.8, 9.9). So I ‘registered’ for an evaluation version and installed that over my existing 9.7 version.

After the reboot everything worked. My (old existing) license is still valid. So why is PGP not telling that there’s an upgrade available?

PGP Desktop v9.9

PGP Desktop v9.9

PGP License Overview

PGP License Overview

I guess the fun will end with the release of version 10.
B.t.w. I still find it frustrating that they removed the SIGN and ENCRYPT buttons/functionality from within Apple Mail.app. I don’t want to sign all my outgoing mail (which happens when you configure the mail proxy settings). I want to be in total control :)

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Full Disk Encryption for the Mac

June 3rd, 2008 @ 18:42 by Willem

Checkpoint acquired a company called PointSec a while ago. This company made full hard disk encryption software for Windows. Now, Checkpoint has released a hard disk encryption version for the Mac. I guess they are taking OSX seriously.

Disk encryption is available today for the Mac (TrueCrypt, PGP), but these aren’t able to encrypt the boot partition. Only partitions are by the use of containers. This type of software was available to Windows only primarily.

Now that the ‘trick’ has been done, I guess more will follow.

I do wonder if it’s still possible to use SuperDuper for cloning a bootdisk….

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