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Re: [PLUG] Personal encryption
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On Wed, Mar 22, 2000 at 11:53:26AM -0500, Chris Beggy wrote:
> Morgan Wajda-Levie wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 13, 2000 at 05:27:45PM -0500, Bill Jonas wrote:
> > > PGP or GPG?
> > GPG is simply an open source clone of PGP. It has the advantages of
> > being much more accesible outside the US because it was developed
> > outside, but it uses the same algorithms as PGP. A GPG sig is
> > readable by PGP, and visa versa. I don't see any reason not to use
> > GPG.
>
> How about PGP/GPG versions? I have had trouble exchanging and
> using keys among PGP versions:2.6.x and 5.x.
>
PGP 2.6.x use an older (RSA) algorithm. RSA is patented inside the
US, and the developers of GPG have not and will not pay for using the
libraries. You can download an RSA extension, but it is technically
illegal in the US. All later versions of PGP use a new, better algorithm.
--
Morgan Wajda-Levie
PGP fingerprint:
A353 C750 660E D8B6 5616 F4D8 7771 DD21 7BF6 221C
http://www.worldaxes.com/wajdalev/public.asc for PGP key
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