Clipboard Integration

Passwords and Encryption Keys integrate with the clipboard in GNOME desktop. You can quickly encrypt, decrypt, sign, and verify text in the clipboard.

[Note]Enabling Clipboard Integration

The package seahorse-plugins-applet has to be installed to enable clipboard integration. If it is installed, the Clipboard Text Encryption applet can be added to the GNOME panel. To add the applet, right-click an empty space on your panel and select Add to Panel+Clipboard Text Encryption.

To encrypt, decrypt, sign, or verify text using the encryption applet, follow these steps:

  1. Copy the text to be encrypted, signed, decrypted, or verified to the clipboard.

  2. Left-click the encryption applet icon in the panel and choose the appropriate action from the menu.

  3. If you are encrypting, select recipients. If you are signing, select a signer. You may need to enter a passphrase.

  4. You can paste encrypted, decrypted, signed, or verified text where needed.