How to Decrypt Data

Some of the DARTS data are encrypted with PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) or GnuPG.
Here is some information to decrypt these files.

• You need PGP or GPG software. See below.
• You need a password (key) to decrypt the encrypted files. The password should be sent to you from the DARTS or projects.
• When you have PGP or GPG on your machine, you can decrypt an encrypted file with the following command:

  echo $PASSWORD | gpg --cipher-algo=3des --passphrase-fd 0 $file
  

  where $PASSWORD is the password and $file is the encrypted filename.
• For Suzaku and Akari users, please find the Suzaku page or Akari page for mission specific information.
• Please find the mission specific information at the mission page or the data page.

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How to obtain PGP or GPG software

• The International PGP Home Page
• OpenPGP
• Symantec
• Macintosh: Mac GNU Privacy Guard
• Windows: Gpg4Win

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Last Modified: 20 December 2023