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.

Aliases (2)

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf cryptographic protocol
encryption software
abbreviation PGP
creator Phil Zimmermann
cryptographicModel hybrid cryptosystem
developer Phil Zimmermann
fullName Pretty Good Privacy
genre email encryption software
file encryption software
public-key cryptography software
implementsConcept public key infrastructure
web of trust
inception 1991
influenced GnuPG
OpenPGP
license proprietary
notableFeature compatibility with OpenPGP-compliant software
end-to-end encryption for email
keypair-based identity verification
operatingSystem Microsoft Windows
Unix-like systems
macOS
primaryUse securing data communication
securing email communication
securing files
programmingLanguage C
securityGoal authentication
confidentiality
integrity
non-repudiation
standardBody IETF
standardDocument RFC 4880
standardizedAs OpenPGP
supportsAlgorithmType 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 (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Diffie–Hellman key exchange
Elliptic Curve Cryptography
usedIn
PGP
abbreviation
S/MIME ("OpenPGP")
competesWith
PGP ("Pretty Good Privacy")
fullName
GNU Privacy Guard ("OpenPGP")
implementsStandard
Werner Koch ("Pretty Good Privacy")
influencedBy
RSA
usedInProtocol

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