Import a Certificate into GPG Tools

  1. The first thing you’ll need to do to install a public key is to obtain one. You can download one of our public keys for test purposes by clicking here.
  2. Once it is downloaded, in GPG Tools click Import, and select the file you just downloaded.
    GPG Tools Generated Key
  3. If there are no problems with the certificate, you will see a message like this indicating that the certificate was imported.
    GPG Tools Key Imported
  4. In your mail window, you will also see the certificate now. Once it is imported, you can now use that certificate to decrypt messages.
    GPG Tools Key Imported Window