OpenKeychain: Easy PGP
Communication
Encrypt your Files and Communications. Compatible with the OpenPGP Standard.
- Rating
- 4.0
- 4.4K ratings
- Downloads
- 913K+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Mar 1
- 2024 · v6.0.4
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About OpenKeychain: Easy PGP
OpenKeychain helps you communicate more privately and securely. It uses encryption to ensure that your messages can be read only by the people you send them to, others can send you messages that only you can read, and these messages can be digitally signed so the people getting them are sure who sent them. OpenKeychain is based on the well established OpenPGP standard making encryption compatible across your devices and systems. For a list of compatible software for Windows, Mac OS, and other operating systems consult http://openpgp.org/software/.
Modern encryption is based on digital “keys”. OpenKeychain stores and manages your keys, and those of the people you communicate with, on your Android smartphone. It also helps you find others’ keys online, and exchange keys. But its most frequent use is in using those keys to encrypt and decrypt messages.
★ Integration with other Apps:
• K-9 Mail
• Conversations
• and many more…
★ Open Source: OpenKeychain is designed to be trustworthy. It’s Free Software with no secrets; anyone can examine and validate every bit of it (Source code available at https://github.com/open-keychain/open-keychain)
★ Independent Security Audit: The auditing company Cure53 performed an intensive security audit of OpenKeychain. The security experts summarize their final result with "[...] none of the spotted issues were considered to be of a critical severity in terms of security implications. The latter is a significant and impressive result for an app of this complexity and relevance."
★ Permissions: Because OpenKeychain is Free Software, anyone can validate that the permissions are indeed only required for the listed features.
• In-app purchases: Donate to the developers
• Identity: Pre-fill name and email addresses
• Contacts: Connect keys to your contacts (only offline)
• Photos/Media/Files: Import/export keys from SD card
• Camera: Scan QR Codes to add other people's keys
• Others: Internet permission to retrieve keys, NFC permission to use YubiKeys
Starting with Android 6, permissions are requested when required in-app!
Modern encryption is based on digital “keys”. OpenKeychain stores and manages your keys, and those of the people you communicate with, on your Android smartphone. It also helps you find others’ keys online, and exchange keys. But its most frequent use is in using those keys to encrypt and decrypt messages.
★ Integration with other Apps:
• K-9 Mail
• Conversations
• and many more…
★ Open Source: OpenKeychain is designed to be trustworthy. It’s Free Software with no secrets; anyone can examine and validate every bit of it (Source code available at https://github.com/open-keychain/open-keychain)
★ Independent Security Audit: The auditing company Cure53 performed an intensive security audit of OpenKeychain. The security experts summarize their final result with "[...] none of the spotted issues were considered to be of a critical severity in terms of security implications. The latter is a significant and impressive result for an app of this complexity and relevance."
★ Permissions: Because OpenKeychain is Free Software, anyone can validate that the permissions are indeed only required for the listed features.
• In-app purchases: Donate to the developers
• Identity: Pre-fill name and email addresses
• Contacts: Connect keys to your contacts (only offline)
• Photos/Media/Files: Import/export keys from SD card
• Camera: Scan QR Codes to add other people's keys
• Others: Internet permission to retrieve keys, NFC permission to use YubiKeys
Starting with Android 6, permissions are requested when required in-app!
What’s new
Version 6.0.4 · Updated March 1, 2024
* Updates for Android 14 * Support NitroKey 3 * ECC 25519 is now the default generated key type * Various bug fixes
User reviews
well done
Easiest and the Best!
Best app. Need update. Its long time... Almost year.
Perhaps the best PGP app on the Android market. One request: Due to lack of open source PGP Hardware Security Modules like FST-01, each day, it's getting difficult to keep your secret key a secret. Either develop an HSM, which is completely open with easy to find components in every corner of the world or recommend ...
Best Android app for PGP encryption/decryption and managing keys
This app is really useful!
Frequently asked questions
What is OpenKeychain?
OpenKeychain is an encryption application that allows you to communicate more privately and securely. It ensures that your messages can only be read by the intended recipients and allows for digitally signed messages.
How does OpenKeychain work?
OpenKeychain stores and manages encryption keys on your Android smartphone. It helps you find and exchange keys with others. Its main use is encrypting and decrypting messages using these keys.
Which apps can integrate with OpenKeychain?
OpenKeychain integrates with apps such as K-9 Mail and Conversations, among others.
Is OpenKeychain open source?
Yes, OpenKeychain is open source. Its source code is available for examination and validation on GitHub.
Has OpenKeychain undergone a security audit?
Yes, OpenKeychain has been audited by the company Cure53. The audit concluded that there were no critical security issues.
What permissions does OpenKeychain require?
OpenKeychain requires permissions such as in-app purchases, identity verification, contacts (offline), photos/media/files (import/export), camera (scanning QR codes), and internet and NFC permissions. These permissions are necessary for the listed features.
When are permissions requested in OpenKeychain?
Starting with Android 6, permissions are requested when they are required within the app.
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