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General Information

Smartcrypt for Android connects your Android device to your Smartcrypt account allowing you to encrypt and decrypt files on the go.


Log in on Mobile

Log in page for mobile on Android

At the log in prompt, enter the email and password associated with your Smartcrypt account. This will sync your account with Smartcrypt Enterprise Manager, implementing the policies associated with your account and securely delivering all your keys to your device.

Mobile Access Disabled Prompt

If the log in attempt fails with an error Mobile Access Disabled, this means your user account is not enabled to use the mobile product. If you reach this error and you believe you should have mobile access, contact your Smartcrypt Administrator to adjust the user policy controls.



Log In on Mobile (Manual URL Entry)

Mobile Manual Enterprise Manager URL Entry Screen

If you are using Smartcrypt as a Guest Account, or you are unable to connect to your Smartcrypt Enterprise Manager automatically, you might need to specify your Smartcrypt Manager URL.

Tap I know my server URL on the bottom of the log in options.

Login with Enterprise Manager URL on mobile

On the pop up that displays, enter the URL for the Smartcrypt Enterprise Manager.

If you log in to 
https://pkwareops.mycompany.com/mds/superuser,
the value you want to enter here is: https://pkwareops.mycompany.com/mds


After providing the Smartcrypt Enterprise Manager URL, the login page should show Connected to ... with the URL information you entered.

Now try adding your user credential and signing in.




Multi-Factor Authentication

MFA request prompt asking user to login on macOS or Windows first

Your administrator may require Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) for your device. If you see this screen, you need to go to the Desktop and connect to Smartcrypt Enterprise Manager.

screen suggesting that you set up MFA on your desktop

You may also see this screen suggesting that you set up MFA on your desktop.

MFA Token Prompt for TOTP entry

When MFA is set up on the desktop for this device, the next time you log in on mobile, you will be prompted to enter the code from your authenticator app.

Decryption

Decrypt an Attachment from an Email

Email Decryption prompt from Gmail

In the Android mail application of your choice, locate the email that contains the encrypted attachment. Select the attached zip archive. The photographs pictured to your left showcase this process using the Gmail application.

Open with smartcrypt prompt from gmail attachment

Select Open With Smartcrypt. This will open the Smartcrypt application.

Gmail attachment decrypted in Smartcrypt

The archive will now appear within Smartcrypt. Select the archive you wish to decrypt. Once you select the archive, the type of encryption on the archive will determine how the application responds.

A few instances include:

  • The archive opens because it was encrypted either with a Smartkey or a certificate to which you were given access.
  • You are prompted for a password. If you have a password, enter it. Otherwise, the archive was most likely encrypted with a Smartkey to which you do not have access. In that case, Smartcrypt will ask the archive's owner for access. The owner determines whether or not to give you access to the archive.
  • A prompt will appear which states that the certificate or signature on the archive is not trusted. You can choose to trust the certificate and open the file anyway, or you can tap Cancel.

Decrypt a File from a Cloud Provider

Open encrypted file from cloud provider

To decrypt an archive from a cloud provider, go to the cloud provider application of your choosing on your Android device (Dropbox in the illustration to the left).

Select the file you wish to decrypt to reveal a drop-down menu.

Open With... prompt for Smartcrypt

Within the drop-down menu, select Smartcrypt. This will open the archive within the Smartcrypt application

Decrypted file from cloud provider is shown in Smartcrypt

Now that the archive appears within Smartcrypt, select the archive. Once you select the archive, the online application responds based on how the archive is encrypted.

A few instances include:

    • The archive opens because it was encrypted either with a Smartkey or a certificate to which you were given access.
    • You are prompted for a password. If you have a password, enter it. Otherwise, the archive was most likely encrypted with a Smartkey to which you do not have access. In that case, Smartcrypt will ask the archive's owner for access. The owner determines whether or not to give you access to the archive.
    • A prompt will appear which states that the certificate or signature on the archive is not trusted. You can choose to trust the certificate and open the file anyway, or you can tap Cancel.

Encryption

Encrypting from Photos

Hit the share icon from a picture

In the Android Gallery application, navigate to the photo(s) you wish to encrypt. Select the desired photo(s) and tap the Link icon in the top right hand corner of your screen. This will prompt a pop-up menu with various options.

Select the Smartcrypt Encrypt icon in the lower left of the screen. This will prompt another menu with encryption options for the archive.

Within the Encrypt menu, give your archive a name and select which type(s) of encryption you would like to use.

In the mobile application, you may encrypt with a password, Smartkey and/or sign with a certificate. When you are finished, tap the check mark in the top right corner of the screen.

Save As prompt asking user where to save the file

Now you will be prompted to save your archive. Choose one of the applications to save and store your archive. This will be where you access your archive moving forward. 

Encrypting from Cloud Providers

Dropbox Example Picture where user selects the dropdown icon

Go to your chosen cloud provider and select the file you wish to encrypt. The example to the left shows a photo saved in Dropbox. Select the drop down icon in the top right hand corner of the screen. This will prompt a menu with various options.

User clicks Export to export the file

Within the new menu, choose Export. This will prompt a pop-up menu with locations where you can export this file.

User clicks the encrypt option with the Smartcrypt logo

Select the Smartcrypt Encrypt icon. This will prompt another menu with encryption options for the archive.

Within the Encrypt menu, give your archive a name and select which type(s) of encryption you would like to use.

In the mobile application, you may encrypt with a password, Smartkey and/or sign with a certificate. When you are finished, tap the check mark in the top right hand corner of the screen.

User selects where to save the newly encrypted file(s)

Now you will be prompted to save your archive. Choose one of the applications to save and store your archive. This will be where you access your archive moving forward. 

Notifications

Smartkey Access Request notification from a specific user with Allow and Deny options

When you open Smartcrypt, you will be brought to the Notifications menu. If you have no notifications the menu will be blank. However, if you do have any notifications, they will appear in the menu like shown to the left. Respond to the notification be selecting Deny or Allow.

Settings

Notification Settings options when clicking the elipsees

Elipsees Clicked presents Settings, About, and Help Options

User is prompted with ability to click Smartkeys, PIN Lock, Private Keys, and Log Out

When you open Smartcrypt, you begin in Notifications. To go to Settings, select the expand icon in the top right hand corner of the screen. This will prompt a pull down menu. Select Settings. Your screen will now look like the final photo shown above.

User on the Settings Page and clicks Smartkeys prompt

When in the Settings menu, select Smartkeys to view, modify, and add Smartkeys.

In the Smartkeys menu, the user is able to add a new Smartkey.  To do so, click the blue + sign.  This will prompt a new menu which allows you to add Smartkey members.

User is prompted with the new smartkey screen where the user can add their contacts to share the smartkey

If you wish to grant another Smartcrypt user access to your Smartkey, type his/her email address associated with his/her Smartcrypt account and make sure the check box next to his/her name is marked.

New Smartkey - Name can be placed on this screen

Once you select the users who will have access to your Smartkey, a window will prompt you to create a name for the New Smartkey.  Enter in the new name, and select OK.

The newly created smartkey appears on the smartkey page

The Smartkey will now appear in your Smartkeys menu. In this example, we named our Smartkey, Smartkey 1. You can modify the new Smartkey from this screen.

Adding a private key

When in the Settings menu, select Private keys to view, and add Private Keys.





Once you are in the Private Keys menu, you may add a private key by selecting the blue + sign in the bottom right hand corner of your screen. This will prompt a pop-up menu displaying various locations where you may have stored a private key. You must have a private key stored on your device in order to add one on Smartcrypt.




User selects where to find a private key

Within the new menu, select the location where your key is stored. In this example, we have stored our private key in the device's downloads.





User is in the downloads folder selecting a private key

Within the device's downloads, I located the private key we wish to add (the highlighted .p12 file). Once you have located and selected your private key, you will be prompted for the key's password.





User selected their private key from the downloads and needs to input the password to the private key here

Enter the private key's password and press OK. This will add the private key to your list of private keys which you may use to decrypt encrypted files or sign files you wish to encrypt.




Log Off on Mobile

User selects log out on the bottom of the settings page

When you're ready to log off the Smartcrypt mobile app, navigate to the Settings Menu in the app.  Within this menu, select Log out.

User is prompted with the ability to confirm log out

A window will appear asking if you are sure you want to log out.  If you are sure, select Yes, and you will be logged off the app.

General Information

PK Protect for Android connects your Android device to your PK Protect account allowing you to encrypt and decrypt files on the go.


Log in on Mobile

Log in page for mobile on Android

At the log in prompt, enter the email and password associated with your PK Protect account. This will sync your account with PK Protect Enterprise Manager, implementing the policies associated with your account and securely delivering all your keys to your device.

Mobile Access Disabled Prompt

If the log in attempt fails with an error Mobile Access Disabled, this means your user account is not enabled to use the mobile product. If you reach this error and you believe you should have mobile access, contact your PK Protect Administrator to adjust the user policy controls.



Log In on Mobile (Manual URL Entry)

Mobile Manual Enterprise Manager URL Entry Screen

If you are using PK Protect as a Guest Account, or you are unable to connect to your PK Protect Enterprise Manager automatically, you might need to specify your PK Protect Manager URL.

Tap I know my server URL on the bottom of the log in options.

Login with Enterprise Manager URL on mobile

On the pop up that displays, enter the URL for the PK Protect Enterprise Manager.

If you log in to 
https://pkwareops.mycompany.com/mds/superuser,
the value you want to enter here is: https://pkwareops.mycompany.com/mds


After providing the PK Protect Enterprise Manager URL, the login page should show Connected to ... with the URL information you entered.

Now try adding your user credential and signing in.




Multi-Factor Authentication

MFA request prompt asking user to login on macOS or Windows first

Your administrator may require Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) for your device. If you see this screen, you need to go to the Desktop and connect to PK Protect Enterprise Manager.

screen suggesting that you set up MFA on your desktop

You may also see this screen suggesting that you set up MFA on your desktop.

MFA Token Prompt for TOTP entry

When MFA is set up on the desktop for this device, the next time you log in on mobile, you will be prompted to enter the code from your authenticator app.

Decryption

Decrypt an Attachment from an Email

Email Decryption prompt from Gmail

In the Android mail application of your choice, locate the email that contains the encrypted attachment. Select the attached zip archive. The photographs pictured to your left showcase this process using the Gmail application.

Open with smartcrypt prompt from gmail attachment

Select Open With PK Protect. This will open the PK Protect application.

Gmail attachment decrypted in Smartcrypt

The archive will now appear within PK Protect. Select the archive you wish to decrypt. Once you select the archive, the type of encryption on the archive will determine how the application responds.

A few instances include:

  • The archive opens because it was encrypted either with a Smartkey or a certificate to which you were given access.
  • You are prompted for a password. If you have a password, enter it. Otherwise, the archive was most likely encrypted with a Smartkey to which you do not have access. In that case, PK Protect will ask the archive's owner for access. The owner determines whether or not to give you access to the archive.
  • A prompt will appear which states that the certificate or signature on the archive is not trusted. You can choose to trust the certificate and open the file anyway, or you can tap Cancel.

Decrypt a File from a Cloud Provider

Open encrypted file from cloud provider

To decrypt an archive from a cloud provider, go to the cloud provider application of your choosing on your Android device (Dropbox in the illustration to the left).

Select the file you wish to decrypt to reveal a drop-down menu.

Open With... prompt for Smartcrypt

Within the drop-down menu, select PK Protect. This will open the archive within the PK Protect application

Decrypted file from cloud provider is shown in Smartcrypt

Now that the archive appears within PK Protect, select the archive. Once you select the archive, the online application responds based on how the archive is encrypted.

A few instances include:

    • The archive opens because it was encrypted either with a Smartkey or a certificate to which you were given access.
    • You are prompted for a password. If you have a password, enter it. Otherwise, the archive was most likely encrypted with a Smartkey to which you do not have access. In that case, PK Protect will ask the archive's owner for access. The owner determines whether or not to give you access to the archive.
    • A prompt will appear which states that the certificate or signature on the archive is not trusted. You can choose to trust the certificate and open the file anyway, or you can tap Cancel.

Encryption

Encrypting from Photos

Hit the share icon from a picture

In the Android Gallery application, navigate to the photo(s) you wish to encrypt. Select the desired photo(s) and tap the Link icon in the top right hand corner of your screen. This will prompt a pop-up menu with various options.

Select the PK Protect Encrypt icon in the lower left of the screen. This will prompt another menu with encryption options for the archive.

Within the Encrypt menu, give your archive a name and select which type(s) of encryption you would like to use.

In the mobile application, you may encrypt with a password, Smartkey and/or sign with a certificate. When you are finished, tap the check mark in the top right corner of the screen.

Save As prompt asking user where to save the file

Now you will be prompted to save your archive. Choose one of the applications to save and store your archive. This will be where you access your archive moving forward. 

Encrypting from Cloud Providers

Dropbox Example Picture where user selects the dropdown icon

Go to your chosen cloud provider and select the file you wish to encrypt. The example to the left shows a photo saved in Dropbox. Select the drop down icon in the top right hand corner of the screen. This will prompt a menu with various options.

User clicks Export to export the file

Within the new menu, choose Export. This will prompt a pop-up menu with locations where you can export this file.

User clicks the encrypt option with the Smartcrypt logo

Select the PK Protect Encrypt icon. This will prompt another menu with encryption options for the archive.

Within the Encrypt menu, give your archive a name and select which type(s) of encryption you would like to use.

In the mobile application, you may encrypt with a password, Smartkey and/or sign with a certificate. When you are finished, tap the check mark in the top right hand corner of the screen.

User selects where to save the newly encrypted file(s)

Now you will be prompted to save your archive. Choose one of the applications to save and store your archive. This will be where you access your archive moving forward. 

Notifications

Smartkey Access Request notification from a specific user with Allow and Deny options

When you open PK Protect, you will be brought to the Notifications menu. If you have no notifications the menu will be blank. However, if you do have any notifications, they will appear in the menu like shown to the left. Respond to the notification be selecting Deny or Allow.

Settings

Notification Settings options when clicking the elipsees

Elipsees Clicked presents Settings, About, and Help Options

User is prompted with ability to click Smartkeys, PIN Lock, Private Keys, and Log Out

When you open PK Protect, you begin in Notifications. To go to Settings, select the expand icon in the top right hand corner of the screen. This will prompt a pull down menu. Select Settings. Your screen will now look like the final photo shown above.

User on the Settings Page and clicks Smartkeys prompt

When in the Settings menu, select Smartkeys to view, modify, and add Smartkeys.

In the Smartkeys menu, the user is able to add a new Smartkey.  To do so, click the blue + sign.  This will prompt a new menu which allows you to add Smartkey members.

User is prompted with the new smartkey screen where the user can add their contacts to share the smartkey

If you wish to grant another PK Protect user access to your Smartkey, type his/her email address associated with his/her PK Protect account and make sure the check box next to his/her name is marked.

New Smartkey - Name can be placed on this screen

Once you select the users who will have access to your Smartkey, a window will prompt you to create a name for the New Smartkey.  Enter in the new name, and select OK.

The newly created smartkey appears on the smartkey page

The Smartkey will now appear in your Smartkeys menu. In this example, we named our Smartkey, Smartkey 1. You can modify the new Smartkey from this screen.

Adding a private key

When in the Settings menu, select Private keys to view, and add Private Keys.





Once you are in the Private Keys menu, you may add a private key by selecting the blue + sign in the bottom right hand corner of your screen. This will prompt a pop-up menu displaying various locations where you may have stored a private key. You must have a private key stored on your device in order to add one on PK Protect.




User selects where to find a private key

Within the new menu, select the location where your key is stored. In this example, we have stored our private key in the device's downloads.





User is in the downloads folder selecting a private key

Within the device's downloads, I located the private key we wish to add (the highlighted .p12 file). Once you have located and selected your private key, you will be prompted for the key's password.





User selected their private key from the downloads and needs to input the password to the private key here

Enter the private key's password and press OK. This will add the private key to your list of private keys which you may use to decrypt encrypted files or sign files you wish to encrypt.




Log Off on Mobile

User selects log out on the bottom of the settings page

When you're ready to log off the PK Protect mobile app, navigate to the Settings Menu in the app.  Within this menu, select Log out.

User is prompted with the ability to confirm log out

A window will appear asking if you are sure you want to log out.  If you are sure, select Yes, and you will be logged off the app.
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