PGP encryption is encrypted text, Here is a example, I sent a encrypted message to myself. -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (MingW32) hQIMA4mMJl8JFJE5ARAAopemKPU4pM+V4+XrclsFl6l8oGyxSETxNPg3qfro6K5q GTzsqXHaJ3KVHw15ICA2TCziF7ESr3aqU6yNsh3M1odxtTVE37vVHNVfSOtJTcvS Weh1rwS8FucXDFLYV/zSM0w9TpnAK2CyfZEWAYsSIAJ41yjfitPoHAcF8OPFtNaj dPvBhR4pUT+6uB30VTnDzojrRJwPzsuhKveNgEbvyG2WgJX1c9R07hSIt62MkR/c tHcjO0ZFgNEUe45jCICaqy9xRsFBIVB48N/Jz7MrA8OBcfKBNKQ+lFxHgiFmC9+G xRTpAU+8A/RhRGRHQkWzbgsjio+NDP1f6mk3ZFjNH3taNzBFBzS3uGTurhvnWCfK HpYfIJPpj0LNKXkVm4x2FTSbtDfoJb0qHvx7UGDtSN/X2fHfNhRC8QtU+5jtRY0w 4GDqUGe3dJXY6GKeZwPUIQC7CvKqpQB+bpfMtQiY4/VTKxmuuM97vl556gKpuI2m pgxhyhOClytUAfh9TmpwCpuKMY4LiwZ/e9kJnMXS1DR5Fy9v7YYB1n8/a0carUUn gFmMUS59BMX7DbXmvIv/IlVhUEICBO78NDft3tCEtg/6CPreWSD1aj3BJhrm6ob5 f/KwftO2IpNuK6S9j5EBiC3gKsLhkB8+elYgF4sYsBPiollbhAagyJoB/rJbPjbS QAHX7eHrHjWY4vs3NNtAGvu7CSuMZXwSQ1Ti/EKv7YR3cY4qyrcSKs3O1z/TiFfv ZKTAxh4ZTKhR0rJzZuQXbIM= =Lvhz -----END PGP MESSAGE----- Only the person I send this too can open it, as I send it to their "Public Key" You need a program called PGP4USB. It's a safe and secure way to communicate with a vendor. A VPN is good and all, but it doesn't really matter too much when using TOR. Also turn off JavaScript while using TOR as it can be a security concert, details on how to turn off JavaScript in my signature.