PGP Betas
PGP Betas,
Perspectives
I’m very pleased to announced that PGP Desktop 10.0 is now shipping.
All customers with current subscription licenses or maintenance will receive this upgrade free of charge. It is also available for purchase by new customers on the PGP webstore. PGP Desktop 10.0 brings all of the features you’ve come to expect to Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) including support for Boot Camp, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), and for the first time Whole Disk Encryption support to Linux (Red Hat and Ubuntu).
What else is new? In summary:
- Encrypt/Sign button for Microsoft Outlook
- Faster encryption and decryption
- Installation localization for French and Spanish
- Safeguards against boot disk corruption
- Support for Boot Camp
This also marks the termination of the PGP Desktop 10.0 beta program. I’d like to thank the hundreds of you who contributed to this program and helping us make PGP Desktop 10.0 the best release ever.
All 30 day beta licenses will be honored for the full 30 days from the time the license was issued. At that point the beta will cease working unless a non-beta (commercial) license is provided. Disks that have been Whole Disk Encrypted using the PGP Desktop 10.0 beta will decrypt when the beta license expires.
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Tags: Mac OS 10.6, Red Hat, Snow Leopard, Ubuntu
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PGP Betas,
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On behalf of PGP Corporation, I’d like to thank everyone that has participated in the beta test of our latest product, PGP Desktop 10.0 PGP Whole Disk Encryption for Apple® Mac OS X.
Thanks to your input we’ve identified a number of issues that have been fixed in the latest build (Beta-2) which is now available at the beta site. If you choose to download and install Beta-2, you will be given the option to also obtain and apply a new evaluation license which is valid for 60 days.
We appreciate any and all feedback from you: bugs, problems, suggestions, and improvements. Submit those here.
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PGP Betas,
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Doris Yang – Product Manager
If you would like to extend your beta evaluation past the initial 30-day period, you can request a new beta license by resubmitting your beta request here. Upon successful submission, you will receive an email with a link containing your new license number. You must enter the new license key in PGP Desktop for it to take effect.
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Tags: Mac OS X, PGP Beta, Snow Leopard
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PGP Betas
PGP Whole Disk Encryption for Mac OS X 10.6 beta recommends passphrases on French and German keyboards to use characters from a – z, A-Z and 0-9
More details here.
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PGP Betas
While the chances are extremely low that a boot.efi file could become corrupt on a boot disk or partition protected by PGP Whole Disk Encryption, it is possible. If this occurs, it could prevent your system from booting. Prepare for this unlikely event by creating a recovery CD before you encrypt a boot disk or partition using PGP Whole Disk Encryption on a Macintosh Snow Leopard system.
This recovery disk is only available for usage on Macintosh OSX 10.5.8 (Leopard) and 10.6 (Snow Leopard) systems with PGP Desktop 10.
Download the image for disks encrypted with PGP Desktop 10 ONLY.
Visit this Knowledge Base article for more information.
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PGP Betas,
Perspectives
As promised, we are pleased to announce the PGP Desktop v10 for Apple® Mac OS X beta program. This beta program will allow you to try the latest features for PGP Desktop Professional, PGP Desktop Home, PGP Desktop Email and PGP Whole Disk Encryption on Apple® Mac OS X platforms.
In a nutshell, we think you’ll find it simple, fast and secure, with:
- Support for Snow Leopard 10.6 (x32 and x64)
- Faster encryption and decryption
- Safeguards against boot disk corruption
Here are a few things you might be wondering:
Which Apple® Mac OS X platforms are supported in the beta program?
Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
What is the process?
Details on the Beta program can be found here. Once you complete and accept the beta license agreement you will receive an email with a link to the PGP beta software.
How long will the beta last?
The beta program will run until 30th November 2009.
How do I give feedback?
Give feedback here and help us make PGP software better.
Also, if you don’t have time for the Beta, or just want to see us in person, we’re going on the road with Apple. Come see us at the Mac OS X Tech Forum if you’re in Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles or San Francisco.
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