---
title: "Pretty Good Privacy Connector"
slug: "pretty-good-privacy-connector"
description: "Use the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) connector in Lansweeper Flow Builder to encrypt and decrypt strings in your workflows for secure data communication."
updated: 2026-07-17T15:46:42Z
published: 2026-06-12T15:06:14Z
canonical: "docs.lansweeper.com/pretty-good-privacy-connector"
---

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# Pretty Good Privacy Connector

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[Pretty Good Privacy](https://project.microsoft.com/en-US/) is an encryption program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication. This component allows you to encrypt and decrypt strings in an integration.

## Actions

### Decrypt File

Decrypt a file with a password or PGP private key and passphrase

| Input | Comments | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| File to Decrypt | This should be a reference to a previous step that returns binary data. |  |
| Password | Provide a string password to encrypt the message. You can elect to encrypt the message with a password or public PGP key, but not both. |  |
| Private Key | Provide a string PGP pviate key to decrypt the message. You can elect to decrypt the message with a password or private PGP key, but not both. |  |
| Private Key Passphrase | Provide a string passphrase for your private key if you are using a private key to decrypt the message. |  |

### Decrypt Message

Decrypt a string message with a password or PGP private key and passphrase

| Input | Comments | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Encrypted Message | The message to be decrypted. |  |
| Password | Provide a string password to encrypt the message. You can elect to encrypt the message with a password or public PGP key, but not both. |  |
| Private Key | Provide a string PGP pviate key to decrypt the message. You can elect to decrypt the message with a password or private PGP key, but not both. |  |
| Private Key Passphrase | Provide a string passphrase for your private key if you are using a private key to decrypt the message. |  |

### Encrypt File

Encrypt a file with a password or PGP public key

| Input | Comments | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| File to Encrypt | This should be a reference to a previous step that returns binary data. |  |
| Filename | The name of the file to encrypt |  |
| Password | Provide a string password to encrypt the message. You can elect to encrypt the message with a password or public PGP key, but not both. |  |
| Public Key | Provide a string PGP public key to encrypt the message. You can elect to encrypt the message with a password or public PGP key, but not both. |  |

### Encrypt Message

Encrypt a string message with a password or PGP public key

| Input | Comments | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Message to Encrypt | The message to be encrypted. |  |
| Password | Provide a string password to encrypt the message. You can elect to encrypt the message with a password or public PGP key, but not both. |  |
| Public Key | Provide a string PGP public key to encrypt the message. You can elect to encrypt the message with a password or public PGP key, but not both. |  |