PGP
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PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is an encryption program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication, most notably for securing emails and files.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PGP canonical | 12 |
| Pretty Good Privacy | 7 |
| OpenPGP | 4 |
| OpenPGP (via extensions) | 1 |
| OpenPGP packet types | 1 |
| PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) | 1 |
| Phil Zimmermann’s PGP team | 1 |
| Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cryptographic protocol
ⓘ
encryption software ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PGP self-link ⓘ |
| creator | Phil Zimmermann ⓘ |
| cryptographicModel | hybrid cryptosystem ⓘ |
| developer | Phil Zimmermann ⓘ |
| fullName |
PGP
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Pretty Good Privacy
|
| genre |
email encryption software
ⓘ
file encryption software ⓘ public-key cryptography software ⓘ |
| implementsConcept |
public key infrastructure
ⓘ
web of trust ⓘ |
| inception | 1991 ⓘ |
| influenced |
GNU Privacy Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
GnuPG
GNU Privacy Guard ⓘ
surface form:
OpenPGP
|
| license | proprietary ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
compatibility with OpenPGP-compliant software
ⓘ
end-to-end encryption for email ⓘ keypair-based identity verification ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
Unix-like systems ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
securing data communication
ⓘ
securing email communication ⓘ securing files ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| securityGoal |
authentication
ⓘ
confidentiality ⓘ integrity ⓘ non-repudiation ⓘ |
| standardBody |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
|
| standardDocument | RFC 4880 ⓘ |
| standardizedAs |
GNU Privacy Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
OpenPGP
|
| supportsAlgorithmType |
Advanced Encryption Standard
ⓘ
surface form:
AES
CAST5 ⓘ DSA ⓘ ElGamal ⓘ IDEA ⓘ RSA ⓘ SHA-1 ⓘ SHA-2 family ⓘ Triple DES ⓘ |
| supportsFunction |
data compression
ⓘ
digital signatures ⓘ email authentication ⓘ encryption ⓘ key management ⓘ |
| uses |
hash functions
ⓘ
public-key cryptography ⓘ symmetric-key cryptography ⓘ |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
OpenPGP
this entity surface form:
OpenPGP
this entity surface form:
Pretty Good Privacy
this entity surface form:
PGP (Pretty Good Privacy)
this entity surface form:
Pretty Good Privacy
this entity surface form:
Pretty Good Privacy
this entity surface form:
Pretty Good Privacy
this entity surface form:
Phil Zimmermann’s PGP team
this entity surface form:
Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
this entity surface form:
OpenPGP
this entity surface form:
OpenPGP (via extensions)