The Official PGP User’s Guide
The Official PGP User’s Guide by Philip R. Zimmermann, published by The MIT Press in 1996, serves as a comprehensive manual for PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) public-key cryptography software version 2.6. This 146-page guide is available in English and provides an overview of PGP, which has become the standard for encrypting electronic mail and data. The book addresses the significant debates surrounding PGP and its implications for privacy in communications, equating individual privacy with that of governments and corporations.
Readers will find a blend of technical details and insights into the broader social, legal, and ethical issues related to cryptography. The guide discusses the challenges posed by U.S. government regulations on cryptography, which is classified as a munition, and the implications of PGP’s worldwide distribution over the Internet. This edition offers valuable context for understanding the intersection of technology and policy in the realm of computer security and electronic mail systems.
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The Official PGP User’s Guide is the user’s manual for PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) public-key cryptography software (v.2.6), freely available over the Internet, that has become the de facto standard for the encryption of electronic mail and data. PGP and its author Philip Zimmermann are the focus of national and international debates concerning this new, powerful “envelope” that allows individuals the same privacy in communications as enjoyed by governments and large corporations.
Because cryptography is considered a munition by the U.S. government and is thus subject to the same export restrictions as tanks and submarines, the worldwide distribution of PGP over the Internet has raised a host of issues that are addressed in the User’s Guide.
In addition to technical details, the User’s Guide contains valuable insights into the social engineering behind the software engineering and into the legal, ethical, and political issues that have surrounded PGP since its initial release.
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