Mac OS X Intel Support
Packaged as a Universal Binary, PGP Desktop Home supports new Apple Macintosh computers with Intel processors.

Automatic Messaging Security
PGP Desktop Home automatically encrypts, decrypts, digitally signs, and verifies email messages according to configurable policies.

Secure Instant Messaging (IM)
AIM sessions are automatically encrypted between PGP Desktop users, with no additional setup. PGP Desktop users with IM encryption are automatically identified in buddy lists. Starting a chat session begins encryption, with no extra steps needed.

Multiple Ways to Share Data
Users can create storage-independent encrypted containers for transport and sharing of specific files using PGP Virtual Disk and PGP Zip.

• PGP Virtual Disk volumes - Are used just like removable disk drives or any other disk drive with encryption and decryption performed on-the-fly in the background. Virtual Disk Volumes use part of the hard drive space as an encrypted virtual disk volume with its own drive letter. A PGP Virtual Disk is the perfect place for storing sensitive files; it is as if they are stored in a safe. When the door of the safe is open (when the volume is mounted), files can be changed, taken out or moved into it. Otherwise (when the volume is unmounted), all the data on the volume is protected. PGP Virtual Disks are also self-expanding: they automatically grow to accommodate increases in data size, eliminating initial space allocation constraints.
• PGP Zip - Adds any combination of files and folders to an encrypted, compressed, portable archive. PGP Desktop must be installed on a system to create or open a PGP Zip archive. PGP Zip is a tool for securely archiving sensitive data, whether to distribute it to others or to back it up.

Secure File Deletion
PGP Shredder completely destroys files and folders so that even file recovery software cannot recover them. Deleting a file using the Windows Recycle Bin does not actually delete it; it sits on the drive and eventually gets overwritten. Until then, it is trivial for an attacker to recover that file. PGP Shredder, in contrast, immediately overwrites files multiple times. This is so effective that even sophisticated disk recovery software cannot recover these files. This feature also completely wipes free space on drives so that deleted data is truly unrecoverable.

Key Management
PGP Desktop Home automatically finds keys associated with trusted email addresses and will automatically search PGP Global Directory, a PGP service providing a single repository of current, verified keys for PGP users worldwide. Keys generated for encryption can also be optionally posted automatically to the PGP® Global Directory.

Supported Operating Systems

• Mac OS X 10.4.x and 10.5.x (Intel & Power PC)

Localization

• English
• German
• Japanese

Authentication Options

• OpenPGP RFC 4880 keys
• X.509 certificates

Messaging Protocols

• POP3
• IMAP
• SMTP

Messaging  Security Standards

• PGP/MIME RFC 3156
• OpenPGP RFC 4880
• S/MIME v3 RFC 2633
• X.509 v3

Supported Email Clients

• Microsoft Entourage 2008
• Apple Mail 2.1.1, 3.4

Supported IM Clients

• Apple iChat 3.1.x, 4.0

Symmetric Key Algorithms

• AES (up to 256-bit keys)
• CAST
• TripleDES
• IDEA
• Twofish

Hashes

• SHA-2 (up to 512-bit hashes)
• SHA-1
• MD5
• RIPEMD-160

Public Key Algorithms

• Diffie-Hellman
• DSA (1024-bit keys only)
• RSA (up to 4096-bit keys)

A PGP Desktop Home perpetual license entitles customers to Software Insurance as well as complimentary installation or configuration email technical assistance. This complimentary assistance expires 30 days from the date of purchase. After 30-days Single Incident Support may be purchased. Software Insurance entitles the customer to use the designated PGP software indefinitely, plus receive all Upgrades and Updates to the licensed software during the valid Software Insurance period; Software Insurance must be renewed annually.