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@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ GNUPG FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS -Version: 1.1 -Last-Modified: Mar 16, 2001 +Version: 1.2 +Last-Modified: Apr 4, 2001 Maintained-by: Nils Ellmenreich <nils 'at' gnupg.org> @@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ you could search in the mailing list archive. 6.12) Older gpg's (e.g., 1.0) have problems with keys from newer gpgs ... 6.13) With 1.0.4, I get "this cipher algorithm is deprecated ..." 6.14) I still have a problem. How do I report a bug? + 6.15) Why doesn't GnuPG support X509 certificates? 7. ADVANCED TOPICS 7.1) How does this whole thing work? @@ -673,6 +674,15 @@ in it - why? list. Otherwise, use the GUUG bug tracking system http://bugs.guug.de/Reporting.html. +6.15) Why doesn't GnuPG support X509 certificates? + + GnuPG, first and foremost, is an implementation of the OpenPGP + standard (RFC 2440), which is a competing infrastructure, different + from X509. + + They are both public-key cryptosystems, but how the public keys are + actually handled is different. + 7. ADVANCED TOPICS 7.1) How does this whole thing work? |