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PGP/AMIGA Version 2.1.1
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All rights to PGP are reserved by Phil Zimmermann. All contributed modules
are also subject to the copyrights of their individual authors, on the same
conditions. Certain algorithms used by PGP are subject to patent restrictions
and this software as a whole may be subject to export control in certain
countries. Read the PGP Guide for full copyright information and for details
about export control.
Amiga port done by Cor Bosman (bosman@fwi.uva.nl)
This port was done using Lattice-C version 5.10. The source is not
included in this archive. If you want to compile the source for
yourself, or want to view it, it is available in the standard
pgp distribution.
Installing PGP on amiga.
------------------------
To install PGP on your amiga, follow the next few steps.
1) copy the amiga binary 'pgp' to your C: directory.
2) make a directory where you want to keep your PGP files.
For example DH0:PGP .
3) Copy config.txt , language.txt and pgp.hlp to that directory.
4) PGP checks the PGPPATH environment variable to find this directory.
use: setenv PGPPATH <directory you created in step 2>
In the example case: setenv PGPPATH DH0:pgp
If pgp cant find the files it requires on this path, it will check
the current directory. If it isnt found there, pgp will prompt
for a filename. You can break all of pgp's functions at any time
by typing a ^c (ctrl-c)
##################################################################
IMPORTANT: pgp needs a stacksize of at least 16000 bytes!!!
Any less might cause guru's
use: stack 16000 , to set the stack.
##################################################################
5) I added my public key to the archive. You need this for
step 6, to check the validity of the binary.
To add the key to your keyring , do:
pgp bosman.asc
6) You can check the validity of your pgp binary with the
supplied signature pgp.sig
You can keep this signature , and check your binary for
tampering. To check the binary, do:
pgp pgp.sig
Make sure you have added the public key as explained in 5)
7) Now you are ready to make your own key.
Type: pgp -kg (pgp -h , for a small help file)
Pgp will prompt you for a keysize. For the slower amiga
types, like unaccelerated 500 or 2000, best would be to
pick a size below 500 bits. Not because the keygeneration
takes a lot of time for bigger keys, cause you only need
to do that once. But because encryption/decryption, especially
if you have added signatures can take a LOT of time with
big keys.
During the keygeneration process, PGP will ask you to type in
a certain amount of characters. This is neccesairy for the
random generator. Dont type too fast here. If you type too
fast , pgp will show a '?' , good entries will show a '.'
Characters that were typed too fast will be ignored.
Be adviced, generation of large keys can take a lot of time.
If something isnt clear, read all the supplied document files carefully.
Most questions/problems are explained in the pgpdoc1.txt and pgpdoc2.txt
If things still arent clear, or you have bug reports, try
the newsgroup dedicated to pgp (for those with internet access)
the group is called: alt.security.pgp
If you have any patches for the amiga version ONLY, send them to
the address below.
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Cor Bosman , internet: bosman@fwi.uva.nl
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