Receiving Keys

When a myKryptofon user sends a Key to you, the following window will pop up.

 

 

In this window, 

  1. enter the password that the sender entered when sending the key,
  2. click the Receive button .

 

The window will change to the "in-progress" mode, while the key is transferred.

 

 

 

From

This field displays the name of the person sending you a key.

Key Name

This field displays the name of the key you will receive.

Import Password

Enter the password that the sender entered, when sending the key.  The sender must tell you the password in order for you to receive the key.

 

Once the transfer has begun, this field can not be changed.

After entering the Import Password, click this button to begin receiving the key.

At any time, before or during the transfer, click this button to cancel the transfer.  The Key Transfer window will immediately close and the transfer will be aborted.

Progress

This progress bar shows the amount of data that has been transferred.

 

During the transfer, the key is sent from the sender's myKryptofon to yours, privately and securely, with AES 256-bit encryption. 

 

After a successful transfer, the key will be available for immediate use.

 

If you already have a key with the same name as the key being transferred, then the received key can not be make available for use.  You will be informed of this situation in the Key Transfer window.  In this situation, rather than entering the Import Password, the Key Transfer window will report that you already have a key with the same name.  You can still receive the key, and have it written to a file on your computer.  Saving the key to a file will allow you to Import the key from the file , after deleting or changing the name of the one you already have.