Decryption is a process that reverses the earlier encryption to reveal the original information. You can only decrypt encrypted data that was intended for you. In other words, the encrypted data you can decrypt is the data that was encrypted using your public key.
From the main menu, choose "Privacy > Decrypt" to enter this screen. Once entered, you will be presented with a form to enter necessary data to decrypt:
This is where you can paste or load encrypted data to decrypt
If the decryption output is pure text, this is optional; otherwise, you must specify an output file
On the toolbar, there are two buttons --
and
.
button is used to clear out the form if you do something
wrong and want to start over.
is used to start the
decryption process after you have filled out the decryption data form.
Your secret key is needed for decryption. For this reason, you will
need to provide your passphrase to unlock your secret key when needed.
Once the decryption is done, the output will be saved into a file if you have specified one. At the same time, if the output is pure text, the output will also be sent to the data area.
When no output file is specified, the decrypted data is only temporarily stored in memory and not persistent. This maximizes your privacy by leaving no trace on your persistent storage media.