IT Security—Encryption Software (PGP)

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This service is for faculty and staff. PGP is not available for students at this time.

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At this time, ITS asks that you do not upgrade to Mac 10.6 if you are already running PGP. There can be serious consequences including loss of data. Please check back to this page for updates.

Overview

Storage of student grades and other educational records is accompanied by greater protection responsibility. Encryption is a data security best- practice and required by university APS for protection of private data. The campus offers whole-disk encryption with PGP to protect student records at rest on a portable device such as a laptop. If there is a business need to store other types of private data mentioned in the APS (Social Security numbers, healthcare records, etc.), please contact the IT Security Office for guidance on how to properly secure that data according to minimum security standards.

• The IT Security Office will be contacting departments that are known to have stores of private data to help install PGP on laptops. You can contact the IT Security Office directly to learn more.
• Departments with ITS desktop support will also be proactively contacted to install the software.
• You may also download and install the software yourself or contact the IT Service Center for help with this process (help@colorado.edu or 303-735-HELP). Please note that admin access is required for installation of PGP.

PGP Whole Disk Encryption

• Frequently asked questions and answers (FAQ)
• Windows: Installation, configuration, and encryption
• Macintosh: Installation, configuration, and encryption
• Forgotten passwords/passphrases
  • Contact the IT Service Center

Get Help

IT Service Center
303-735-4357 (5-HELP)
help@colorado.edu