PGP Suite - v5.4 Release Notes

After last big patch where we introduced android compatibility somehow a bug where the dropdown list of public keys
in the Encrypt tab would not populate. It was a naming issue. When working on that bug I came up with a better idea of
handling Private/Public keypairs and Public keys.

Changes

• When you generate a keypair it will now automatically add that keys public key to the list of public keys, however it will be clearly separated and shown that it is one of your private keys. This is made like this so that you can encrypt for example files which only you yourself can decrypt with your private key. Sometimes you want it to stay local.
• It will clearly state that it is one of your keys and not one of your recipients. You can also see this on the fingerprint, and the emailaddress as well as the blue colored border around it and the tag "My Public Key"
• All public key drop down lists will include all of your public keys automatically - They are displayet at the end of the list after a separator for clarity
• Fixed a bug which made the "Clear" button on the Verify tag not usuable.

PGP Suite - v5.3 Release Notes

Added full Android (Firefox for Android / Fenix) support. The extension now runs on both desktop and mobile Firefox without any feature regressions on desktop.

Changes

manifest.json

• Added a gecko_android block under browser_specific_settings, setting strict_min_version to 113.0 (the minimum Fenix version that supports MV2 extensions with popup UI).
• The existing browser_action.default_popup entry (index.html) serves as the UI entry point on Android, where sidebars are not supported.

js/background.js

• All calls to browser.sidebarAction are now guarded with if (browser.sidebarAction) checks so they silently no-op on Android instead of throwing.
• The openSidebar message handler returns a no-op success response on Android (sendResponse({ success: true })) rather than attempting to open a non-existent sidebar.
• Context menu creation (browser.contextMenus) is wrapped in if (browser.contextMenus) so the entire block is skipped on Android, which does not support context menus.
• Updated comments throughout to document the desktop-vs-Android behaviour differences clearly.

css/styles.css

• Added min-width: 340px and min-height: 480px to body to ensure the popup has a usable, readable size in both Android popup mode and desktop popup mode.

PGP Suite - v5.3 Release Notes

Added full Android (Firefox for Android / Fenix) support. The extension now runs on both desktop and mobile Firefox as well as Tor browser without any feature regressions on desktop.

Changes

manifest.json

• Added a gecko_android block under browser_specific_settings, setting strict_min_version to 113.0 (the minimum Fenix version that supports MV2 extensions with popup UI).
• The existing browser_action.default_popup entry (index.html) serves as the UI entry point on Android, where sidebars are not supported.

js/background.js

• All calls to browser.sidebarAction are now guarded with if (browser.sidebarAction) checks so they silently no-op on Android instead of throwing.
• The openSidebar message handler returns a no-op success response on Android (sendResponse({ success: true })) rather than attempting to open a non-existent sidebar.
• Context menu creation (browser.contextMenus) is wrapped in if (browser.contextMenus) so the entire block is skipped on Android, which does not support context menus.
• Updated comments throughout to document the desktop-vs-Android behaviour differences clearly.

css/styles.css

• Added min-width: 340px and min-height: 480px to body to ensure the popup has a usable, readable size in both Android popup mode and desktop popup mode.

Changed the banner and the icon to a better design.

PGP Suite - v5.0 Release Notes

Overview

Version 5.0 is a milestone release focused on broadening the extension's appeal beyond its original niche. The extension gets a cleaner identity, a more discoverable store listing, and a major new feature: file encryption and decryption — making it useful to anyone who needs to protect files, not just PGP message users.



What's New

New Name: PGP Suite – Encrypt Messages & Files

The extension has been renamed from "OpenPGP - Encrypt/Decrypt/Sign/Verify" to "PGP Suite – Encrypt Messages & Files". The new name communicates what the extension actually does at a glance and includes keywords people search for.

Improved Store Description

The description has been rewritten to be:
- Shorter and more readable
- Focused on concrete use cases (email privacy, file sharing, no external tools)
- SEO-friendly for searches like "encrypt files", "PGP Firefox", "OpenPGP browser"
- Neutral in tone — no longer targeting only Tor/dark web users

File Encryption (New Feature)

A brand-new Files tab has been added to the sidebar with two operations:

Encrypt a file
- Select any file from your filesystem
- Choose a recipient from your imported public keys (or paste a key manually)
- The file is encrypted using OpenPGP and saved as filename.pgp
- The original filename is embedded inside the encrypted message and restored on decryption

Decrypt a file
- Select a .pgp or .asc encrypted file
- Choose your private key and enter your passphrase
- The original file is decrypted and saved with its original filename restored

File encryption uses the same OpenPGP.js library and key infrastructure already in the extension — no new dependencies.



Changes

| Area | Change |
|---|---|
| manifest.json | New name and description |
| templates/manifest.template | Same — kept in sync |
| js/pgp-handler.js | Added encryptFile() and decryptFile() methods |
| index.html | Added "Files" tab button and tab content (encrypt + decrypt file sections) |
| js/ui.js | Added FileController class; added fileController module-level variable; TabManager.switchTab refreshes file dropdowns on tab switch |



Upgrade Notes

No storage migrations or breaking changes. Existing keys, backups, and master password settings are unaffected.

Encryption was broken when adding clear buttons. Fixed now.

I accidentally broke decryption while trying to add buttons to clear the output windows in each tab. This has been fixed now. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Added a "Clear Output" button to every tab's output textarea box and status messages.

Better description and changed the name of the plugin

Better description in the manifest file. This descriptions is what shows up in the extensions tab.

Made it more obvious where your keys are - even when they are locked with master key.

Also added some describing text to master password such as "Automatically locks whenever this sidebar closes down"

Changed default when generating new keys from RSA 2048-bit (which was used during testing and debuggging) to ECC 8192-bit

Removed unnecessary permissions which were not used. Only uses the storage permission.

Added master password protection of the private key files stored in the browsers local storage.