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Product Information

Symantec PGP Desktop Home is an easy-to-use desktop encryption application that secures individuals' most valuable and confidential information. Symantec PGP Desktop Home uses the same trusted, mature PGP encryption technology that has been proven effective by millions of users, security experts, and organisations worldwide.

• Automatically encrypt email with the installed desktop email application without pressing any special buttons
• Protect files in automatically expanding virtual drives or easily shared archives
• Secure AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) sessions between PGP Desktop users.

Licensing

Express

The Express Programme simplifies licensing and is ideal for small and medium sized businesses that do not want the complexities of contracts.

• Band S: (Server Only) 1+ licenses, Band A: 5-24 licenses, Band B: 25-49 licenses, Band C: 50-99 licenses, Band D: 100-249 licenses, Band E: 250-499 licenses, Band F: 500+ licenses

Rewards (points based)

The Rewards Programme, for medium and large businesses, decentralises purchasing and provides predictable pricing, streamlined procurement and volume purchasing incentives.

• Band A: 6,000-11,999 points, Band B: 12,000-19,999 points, Band C: 20,000-49,999 points, Band D: 50,000-99,999 points, Band E: 100,000+ points

Academic/Governement licensing

Government licensing/academic licensing (separate schemes) provides volume licensing pricing for qualified government entities/qualified academic entities and charities without requiring a formal contract or commitments.

• Band S: 1+ licenses, Band A: 5+ licenses

System Req.

Supported Operating Systems

• Microsoft Windows 7 (all 32-bit and 64-bit editions)
• Microsoft Windows Vista (all 32-bit and 64-bit versions, including Service Pack 1)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Service Pack 1 and 2)
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional 32-bit (Service Pack 1, 2 and 3)
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64-bit (Service Pack 2)
• Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2 and 3)
• Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 (requires attached keyboard)
• Microsoft Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4)
• Mac OS X 10.4.x, 10.5.x and 10.6 (Intel & Power PC)

Localization

• English
• German
• Japanese
• French (France)
• Spanish (Latin America)

Authentication Options

• OpenPGP RFC 4880 keys
• X.509 keys

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 Outlook 2007 SP1 (Outlook 12)
• Microsoft Outlook 2003 SP3
• Microsoft Outlook XP SP3
• Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16386
• Microsoft Outlook Express 6 SP1
• Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0
• Lotus Notes 6.5.6, 7.0.3, and 8.0.2
• Novell GroupWise 6.5
• Apple Mail 2.1.1 and 3.4
• Microsoft Entourage 2008

Supported IM Clients

• AOL Instant Messenger 5.9.x, 6.5.5 for Windows
• Trillian 3.1 for Windows (Basic and Pro)
• Apple iChat 3.1.x, 4.0 for Mac OS X

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)

Support

Symantec PGP Support Options

Basic maintenance

• Access to download software upgrades, updates and patches for the term of the maintenance
• 2 designated callers per product title
• Telephone access to support engineers - 8AM - 6PM business hours
• 1 hour initial response time goal for severity one incidents

Essential maintenance

• Access to download software upgrades, updates and patches for the term of the maintenance
• 6 designated callers per product title
• Telephone access to support engineers - 24x7x365
• 30 minute initial response time goal for severity one incidents