PGP viewer
To open a PGP file, drop it in the box below. It opens straight away, even with no extension or the wrong one. Your browser opens it on your device: nothing is uploaded.
What you see
| PGP in the viewer | |
|---|---|
| Read | Armored and binary; OpenPGP v4 and v6 keys |
| Fingerprints | As gpg prints them, in groups of four |
| Messages | Signed content listed; compressed data unpacked to list it |
| Never | Decrypted, or checked against a key |
| Extensions | .pgp, .asc, .gpg, .sig, .kbx |
| Upload | None: opened on your device |
What is a PGP file?
PGP and GPG files (.asc, .gpg, .pgp, .sig) carry OpenPGP keys, signatures and encrypted messages, armored as text or as binary packets.
Each key with its algorithm and size, creation and expiry dates, fingerprint, key ID, user IDs and subkeys, and how a secret key is protected. Signatures show their type, the signer’s key ID and the date; encrypted messages show who they are for. Nothing is decrypted and signatures are not checked.
How to open a PGP file
- Add your PGP. Drop the file in the box, choose it or paste it.
- Look at it. Each key with its algorithm and size, creation and expiry dates, fingerprint, key ID, user IDs and subkeys, and how a secret key is protected. Signatures show their type, the signer’s key ID and the date; encrypted messages show who they are for. Nothing is decrypted and signatures are not checked.
- Take it further. Download any file from inside an archive, or open another file.
Questions
Drop the .asc file here. The fingerprint and key ID are shown for the key and each subkey, as gpg prints them.
No. It shows which key a message was encrypted for, so you know which key opens it.
No. The viewer runs in your browser and opens the file on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.