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Re: PGP 5.0??
[email protected] said:
> what are you guys talking about??? AFAIK, the most current,
> released, version of PGP is 2.6.2. Version 3 is not finished and
> anything you may get your hands on is a prerelease version. PGP 4
> and 5 simply don't exist!
PGP 4 is ViaCrypt's latest version of pgp.
It has some features that pgp 2.6.* doesn't have.
>From the User's Manual:
>
> ViaCrypt PGP supports three types of keys:
>
> Dual-Function Keys are keys that are interoperable and
> compatible with pre-4.0 versions of ViaCrypt PGP. They can be used
> for encryption/decryption and for digital signatures.
>
> Single-Function, Encryption-Only Keys are keys that have been
> designated to be used for only encryption/decryption, and cannot be
> used for digital signatures.
>
> Single-Function, Signature-Only Keys are keys that have been
> designated to be used for only digital signatures, and cannot be used
> for encryption/decryption. Single function keys are not usable by
> Version 2.7.1 or earlier.
There is also a "business edition" with still other featuers, namely a
"Corporate Access Key".
See http://www.pgp.com/products/viacrypt-business.cgi
rgds-- TA ([email protected])
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pgp fingerprint: 10 49 F5 24 F1 D9 A7 D6 DE 14 25 C8 C0 E2 57 9D