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[FYI] GnuPG: Freie Krypto für die Welt
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- Subject: [FYI] GnuPG: Freie Krypto für die Welt
- From: Rigo Wenning <rigo@fitug.de>
- Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 01:55:31 +0100
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Aus Erichs "depesche".... Comments? Mir fehlt immer
noch eine Version, die RSA unterstützt für OpenPGP
Wann fällt das Patent?
Gruss
Rigo
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>GnuPG: Freie Krypto für die Welt
>
>Das ist die einzig wahre Antwort auf die Verschärfung des
>Wassenaarvertrags: Ein neues Verschlüssungsprogramm,
>stark, PGP-kompatibel & natürlich Open Source.
>Gnu-PG liegt in einer ersten Beta vor, wir ersuchen die p.t.
>Zyffer/Zampanos auf der Liste höflichst um eine
>Blitz/Evaluation.
>
>als vorgezogenes post/scrypt für 1999 gilt: Echelon muss
>draussen bleiben - get free crypto now!
>
>http://www.d.shuttle.de/isil/gnupg/
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>GnuPG is a complete and free replacement for PGP.
>Because it does not use IDEA or RSA it can be used without
>any restrictions. GnuPG is nearly in compliance with
>RFC2440 (OpenPGP).
>
>And what about Wassenaar? Don't Panic: The General
>Software Note explicitly says that software in the "public
>domain" is not controlled by this list.
>
>Features
>
>Full replacement of PGP. Does not use any patented
>algorithms. GPLed, written from scratch. Can be used as a
>filter program. Implements the PGP packet format as
>described in RFC1991 with some enhancements and will be
>compatible to OpenPGP. Better functionality than PGP and
>some security enhancements. Decrypts and verifies PGP 5.x
>messages. Supports ElGamal (signature and encryption),
>DSA, 3DES, Blowfish, Twofish, CAST5, MD5, SHA-1, RIPE-
>MD-160 and TIGER. Easy implementation of new algorithms
>using extension modules. User id is created in a standard
>format. Support for a key expiration date. Brazilian, French,
>German, Italian, Russian and Spanish language support.
>Online help system Optional anonymous message receivers.
>
>Status
>
>GnuPG is now in beta test and we are working towards a 1.0
>version. It is already quite stable but we have to do more
>testing.
>
>Not yet done:
>
>A Manual. A new keyserver system.
>
>Supported Systems
>
>GnuPG works fine on GNU/Linux with x86, alpha, sparc64,
>m68k or powerpc CPUs. (x86 is my primary development
>system, the other CPUs are only checked from time to time)
>
>It compiles okay on GNU/Hurd but because Mach has no
>random device, it should not be used for real work. It should
>be easy to add the random device driver from Linux to the
>Hurd - Anyone?
>
>FreeBSD with x86 CPU works fine. OpenBSD works fine
>(x86 CPU?).
>
>GnuPG compiles and runs on many more systems, but due
>to the lack of a good random number source, it should not be
>used on these systems. I have reports on these systems:
>HPUX v9.x and v10.x with HPPA CPU, IRIX v6.3 with MIPS
>R10000 CPU, SunOS, Solaris on sparc and x86, Windoze 95
>and WNT with x86 CPUs.
>
>Source:
>
>
>relayed by Miki San http://www.gis.at
>
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