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- From: jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu (James C. Luby)
- Subject: Cryptology, RSA, public domain program called Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov13.015549.18467@u.washington.edu>
- Keywords: secure passwd exchange
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- Organization: University of Washington
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- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 01:55:49 GMT
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- I read an article in Dr. Dobb's Journal ( May 1992 ) titled "Untangling
- Public-key Cryptography" by Bruce Schneier. In it he mentions a public domain
- program call Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) that implements the RSA public-key
- encoding/decoding algorithm. He says that this program, last updated by folks
- in New Zealand in April, is available on computer bulletin boards worldwide.
- If someone can tell me a specific bulletin board to look for this program I
- would be most appreciative. Also, I've been unable to find a news group that
- deals with cryptography in general and would also appreciate leads in that
- vein. Thanks!
-
- Jim Luby
-