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Re: Index for ftp site csn.org:/mpj/
> A subset implementation of the proposed Privacy
> Enhanced Mail standard. Not as secure as PGP or
> Viacrypt PGP, but it is both free and free of patent
> infringements in the USA.
>
> I just recently got MacRipem and find it much easier to use than PGP,
> and was wondering why I should use PGP over Ripem. The above seems to
> indicate that Ripem isn't as secure. Why is this?
Bruce Schneier's (excellent!) book states that the only info available to
someone cryptanalyzing a pgp-encrypted file is the six-digit key ID. PEM
"leaves quite a bit of information about the sender, recipient, and message
in the unencrypted header." (p. 436)
Alan Westrope <[email protected]>
KeyID: 359639 <[email protected]>
PGP fingerprint: D6 89 74 03 77 C8 2D 43 7C CA 6D 57 29 25 69 23
finger for public key
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