All pages tagged with pgp
Using PGP to Verify Digital Signatures
PGP stands for Pretty Good Privacy. It is a computer program that uses mathematical algorithms to encrypt files and protect them from unauthorized access. It is also used to digitally ...
Written by: Shawn Hernan and Linda Pesante and added on April 22, 2011Using GnuPG with Pine for Secure E-Mail
Many people have no problems sending sensitive data via e-mail. Most of us do not know how easy it is for anybody to read it. Just because somebody holds the ...
Written by: Ryan W. Maple and added on March 24, 2011Unlocking the Secrets of Crypto: Cryptography, Encryption, and Cryptology Explained
Encryption, decryption and code breaking came into the public consciousness in the 1980s with popularity of the movie War Games. It became newsworthy in the 1990s with the legal battles ...
Written by: Sarah Granger and added on May 5, 2011Using GPL Software For Email and File Encryption
Because privacy is important, the security of information is sometimes legally required, and internet communication often does not provide this necessary security inherently. Email encryption and file encryption can provide ...
Written by: Unknown and added on June 7, 2011Attacks on PGP: A Users Perspective
The focus of this paper is to inform users of the practical and theoretical strategies that may be used in an attempt to compromise PGP (Pretty Good Privacy), potentially exposing ...
Written by: Ryan Thomas and added on Jan. 19, 2011PGP for Everyday Use
As an encryption program, PGP has become a common tool for everyday encryption and security. Its use allow for simple, easy and fairly complete verification and encryption of files and ...
Written by: Jeremy Hoel and added on April 2, 2011E-Mail Security with S/MIME
Since I attended my first SANS Institute class the week after the 10th anniversary of the first release of PGP, and since I found no course material relating to S/MIME, ...
Written by: George Kuzmowycz and added on March 20, 2011PGP: A Hybrid Solution
Cryptography is the science of keeping data secure. Encryption is the process of using cryptography to encode data so that it's meaning is not immediately obvious. There are two main ...
Written by: Jessica J. Benz and added on April 7, 2011Information Security, The New Niche
<b><font size="3">Introduction</font></b><br><br> Information is now not being stored in hardcopy format in boxes upon boxes of paper and kept in light and humidity controlled rooms somewhere beneath the earth. It ...
Written by: Philip Buckley and added on April 4, 2011