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- This is the public PGP key of Frans Veldman, developer of the TBAV utilities.
-
- PGP is a high security freeware "public key" cryptographic application,
- developed by Philip Zimmermann.
-
- PGP is a cryptographic program that can be used for several purposes. When I
- used it, it generated two keys - the public one you will find below, and
- another one which is private to me. If you're wondering what you can do with
- my public key, please read on.
-
- -> Software ENcrypted with one key can only be DEcrypted with the other key.
-
- This means, if you encrypt a file with my public key, I am the only one
- who is able to decrypt it. Now you can safely send me viruses! If I provide
- you an encrypted CRC of all our files, you are able to decrypt and verify
- this CRC. Nobody else is able to encrypt something that you can decrypt
- with my public key. If you are able to decrypt a file with my key, you may
- rest assured that the file originated from me.
-
- By using PGP, you (the user) and I (the developer of TBAV) have a secure
- method of communicating with each other. No hacker can interfere, and
- you are able to verify that the TBAV files are unmodified, free of viruses,
- and originate from my system. You can also send me viruses, without the risk
- that the viruses may spread to the wrong people.
-
- THERE IS ONE RESTRICTION! You need to be ABSOLUTELY SURE that the public
- key, listed below, is mine. Therefore, I strongly recommend that you obtain
- this key DIRECTLY from me, or from a highly trusted source. Since the
- key will never change, you may want to make just one phone call to our
- Bulletin Board System - only once, for safety. Once you have a trusted
- key, you may download your TBAV upgrades from everywhere. Just check
- them with my private key, if the key matches, you have the original copy
- of TBAV. Otherwise, you'd better get a more reliable source...
-
- Download or file request VELDMAN.PGP from our support system!
- 2:280/200 + 31 - 85 - 212 395
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-
- What do you need to do? You need the PGP program, which is available on
- many BBSs, including our Thunderbyte support BBS. (F'req PGP)
-
- Assuming that you have installed and configured PGP properly, use the
- following command and answer the questions:
- PGP -KA VELDMAN.PGP
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- You need to do this only once. (There is no need to separate the key
- listed below from this message).
-
- 1) If we want you to be able to verify that a file originated from us,
- I will supply a PGP signature created with my private key. (A PGP
- signature is a type of CRC derived from the file, encrypted with
- a private key). All you need to do is to invoke the command below:
- PGP <FILENAME>
-
- For instance, we will put an Anti-Vir.Dat file in the TBAV archive,
- and a text file SECURITY.DOC which contains the PGP signature.
- If you download the TBAV archive, first check with PGP whether this
- Anti-Vir.Dat file is original:
- PGP SECURITY.DOC
-
- PGP will now ask the name of the file to which SECURITY.DOC belongs.
- Type:
- ANTI-VIR.DAT
-
- PGP will now tell you whether this ANTI-VIR.DAT file was created by me
- and unmodified. If it has found to be reliable, you can now use TbScan
- to find out if the TBAV utilities do match the ANTI-VIR.DAT records.
- If this is also true, you are sure you have the original TBAV files!
-
- 2) If you want to send us an encrypted file, invoke the command below:
- PGP -E <FILENAME> "Frans Veldman"
-
- PGP will create a file with the same name as the original file, but
- with the extension '.PGP'. You can safely send me that file, I am
- the only one who is able to decrypt it.
-
-
- -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
- Version: 2.3
-
- mQCNAiyXcpoAAAEEAM5KJq95dVtQ44JY6TN1/mQDkHb59DJ4FTY5ZwSd0rmzflNf
- pbMh/c2jrDhKvAOWfZnLSPZW6yYUb+zrwTm8fpCVj3R4fyHpBFc8qbjmOBSpIaDy
- vlcvxSFIhGgQuCo2ouZiSUecFVhiVuk/xut53jEbAh/aqW1eDZqVRRb01TllAAUR
- tCRGcmFucyBWZWxkbWFuIDx2ZWxkbWFuQGVzYXNzLmlhZi5ubD4=
- =WE8Z
- -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
-