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@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ + + G10 - The GNU Enryption and Signing Tool + ------------------------------------------ + + + THIS IS VERSION IS ONLY a TEST VERSION ! YOU SHOULD NOT + USE IT FOR OTHER PURPOSES THAN EVALUATING THE CURRENT CODE. + + * The data format may change in the next version! + + * The code to generate keys is not secure! + + * Some features are not implemented + + + I provide this version as a reality check to start discussion. + Please subscribe to [email protected] be sending a mail with + the word "subscribe" in the body to "[email protected]". + + + See the file COPYING for copyright and warranty information. + + + Due to the fact that G10 does not use use any patented algorithm, + it cannot be compatible to old PGP versions, because those use + IDEA (which is worldwide patented) and RSA (which is patented in + the United States until Sep 20, 2000). I'm sorry about this, but + this is the world we have created (e.g. by using propiertary software). + + + Because the OpenPGP standard is still a draft, G10 is not yet + compatible to it (or PGP 5) - but it will. The data structures + used are compatible with PGP 2.x, so it can parse an list such files + and PGP should be able to parse data created by G10 and complain + about unsupported alogorithms. + + The default algorithms used by G10 are ElGamal for public-key + encryption and signing; Blowfish with a 160 bit key for protecting + the secret-key components, conventional and session encryption; + RIPE MD-160 to create message digest. DSA, SHA-1 and CAST are + also implemented, but not used on default. I decided not + to use DSA as default signing algorithm, cecause it allows only for + 1024 bit keys and this may be not enough in a couple of years. + + Key generation takes a long time and should be improved! + + + + + |