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Straddle may request your organization to upload files for additional analysis or for a proof of concept of various services. Payment and sensitive personal data must always be encrypted before it can be shared with Straddle. Examples of files that can be uploaded include:
  • Feedback files: Consumer, business, or bank account records that have been scored by Straddle.
  • POC (Proof of Concept) files and Retro files: Records that have not been scored by Straddle.
All files must be in CSV format and encrypted using the Gnu Privacy Guard (GPG) implementation of the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) encryption standard before they are uploaded to the Straddle file server.

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How It Works

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Create a CSV file

Compile your data with the required and requested data field types. Save the file in CSV format with the correct naming convention. For more information on the required data field types, see the data field types document.
2

Download your PGP public key

Every data file sent to Straddle must be encrypted using the Straddle-provided PGP public key. Do not use any other public keys for encryption.
3

Encrypt the CSV file with PGP

Straddle provisions you with a public PGP key pair for encryption. You can access the PGP public key below
4

Upload the file to Straddle

Once you have encrypted the CSV file with the PGP public key, you can upload the file to the Straddle file server.

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Create a CSV file

Compile your data with the required and requested data field types. Save the file in CSV format with the correct naming convention. For more information on the CSV file requirements for different file types, see the following:
  • For Feedback files, see Send Feedback Data via CSV File.
  • For POC and Retro files, contact your Account Manager or review the sample below. The maximum size per file allowed to send is 4 GB.
  • File definitions and sample

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Download the Straddle PGP Public Key

Every data file sent to Straddle must be encrypted using the Straddle-provided PGP public key. Do not use any other public keys for encryption. Straddle provisions you with a public PGP key pair for encryption. You can access the PGP public key in one of the following ways:

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Download File

Download Public PGP Key

Download the Straddle PGP public key from openpgp.org

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Manual Import

Key

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Encrypt the CSV file with PGP

Do not sign the file before or after encryption. The file encryption process in this section uses the Gnu Privacy Guard (GPG) implementation of the PGP encryption standard. To encrypt your CSV file, complete the following steps:
  1. Open the command line on your computer.
  2. Import your Straddle PGP key with the following command:
  1. If successful, the command line returns a message similar to the following:
  1. Use the —encrypt option to encrypt the file and specify the following options:
    • clientname_encrypted.gpg: The name of the newly encrypted file.
    • [email protected]: The name of the encrypted file recipient.
    • filename.csv: The name and path of the CSV file.
  • The following is an example of the encryption command with all options specified:

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Send Encrypted Files Using Secure Upload

  1. Once the file is encrypted, you can send it securely using the Straddle DataShare service.