Symantec PGP Gateway Email Encryption

Pricing on request

What the maker publishes

Admin access controls

Yes source

Auditability

Broadcom says integration with DLP and Messaging Gateway can strengthen the audit trail for compliance and security investigations. source

Automatic rules

Administrators can configure encryption rules based on message content, sender, recipient, and other criteria. source

Compliance and cryptography

The product brief describes integration with a FIPS 140-2-validated cryptographic module to support regulatory and audit requirements. source

Cryptographic validation

The product brief says the solution integrates with a FIPS 140-2-validated cryptographic module. source

DLP integration

When paired with Symantec Data Loss Prevention, the product can encrypt messages that match DLP policies. source

Email security integration

When paired with Symantec Messaging Gateway, it can combine encryption with antivirus, malware, and spam filtering. source

Encryption scope

The product brief says gateway encryption protects email in transit over the public Internet and at rest on a recipient’s mail server. source

Headquarters

Palo Alto, California, United States source

Hosted service eligibility

The hosted PGP Encryption Service for Email Security is an add-on to Symantec Email Security.cloud, and the customer must have an email domain with the ability to configure its MX records and/or DNS. source

Integrations

The product can integrate with Symantec Data Loss Prevention and Symantec Messaging Gateway to apply DLP policies and combine encryption with antivirus, malware, and spam filtering. source

Intended users

The product brief presents it for enterprises protecting sensitive outbound communications and collaborating with customers, partners, suppliers, and other third parties. source

Limit

The product page directs buyers to purchase through a partner and does not list a price. source

Message expiry

Yes source

Message size and retention

The hosted PGP Encryption Service for Email Security limits routed messages to 50 MB and, with pull encryption, stores them in the secure pickup portal for 90 days by default. source

No client required

Users can send email as usual without installing client-side software or manually encrypting messages. source

Policy rules

Administrators can configure encryption rules based on message content, sender, recipient, and other criteria. source

Protection and audit

Broadcom says gateway encryption protects email in transit over the public Internet and at rest on the recipient’s mail server, with centralized management and audit support. source

Purpose

PGP Gateway Email Encryption protects sensitive outbound email with centrally managed, policy-based encryption at the email gateway. source

Recipient access

Recipients without PGP software can access protected messages through a secure web inbox or protected PDFs. source

Recipient verification

password source

Service level

The SaaS listing states that availability and latency service levels do not apply to the PGP Encryption Service for Email Security. source

Support

Broadcom’s notification says technical support requests are routed through the appropriate support partner portal. source

Usage limit

The PGP Encryption Service for Email Security is limited to 480 outbound emails per user per month, with each unique recipient address counted as a secure email. source

Checked against the maker's pages on 7 Oct 2026.