Passwords and Encryption Keys integrate with the clipboard in GNOME desktop. You can quickly encrypt, decrypt, sign, and verify text in the clipboard.
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To encrypt, decrypt, sign, or verify text using the encryption applet, follow these steps:
Copy the text to be encrypted, signed, decrypted, or verified to the clipboard.
Left-click the encryption applet icon in the panel and choose the appropriate action from the menu.
If you are encrypting, select recipients. If you are signing, select a signer. You may need to enter a passphrase.
You can paste encrypted, decrypted, signed, or verified text where needed.