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'''Open PGP''' is an [[IETF]] standard for the [[PGP]] email encryption system. The current version, as of late 2008, is RFC 4880 <ref>{{cite
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title = RFC 4880: OpenPGP Message Format
'''Open PGP''' is an [[IETF]] standard for the [[PGP]] email encryption system. The current version, as of late 2008, is RFC 4880 <ref>{{cite paper
author = J. Callas, L. Donnerhacke, H. Finney, D. Shaw and R. Thayer
| title = OpenPGP Message Format
date = November 2007
| author = J. Callas, L. Donnerhacke, H. Finney, D. Shaw and R. Thayer
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Supported [[public key]] algorithms are [[RSA]], [[El Gamal]] (encrypt-only, not for signatures), and [[Digital Signature Algorithm]]. Supported [[block ciphers]] are [[IDEA]], [[Triple DES]], [[CAST-128]], [[AES]] and [[Twofish]].  
Supported [[public key]] algorithms are [[RSA algorithm|RSA]], [[El Gamal]] (encrypt-only, not for signatures), and [[Digital Signature Algorithm]]. Supported [[block cipher]]s are [[IDEA]], [[Triple DES]], [[CAST-128]], [[AES]] and [[Twofish]].  


Both the current commercial release [http://www.pgp.com/solutions/secure_email_communications/index.html] of PGP and the [[open source]] product [[GNU Privacy Guard]] (GPG) are based on this specification.  
Both the current commercial release [http://www.pgp.com/solutions/secure_email_communications/index.html] of PGP and the [[open source]] product [[GNU Privacy Guard]] (GPG) are based on this specification.


== References ==
== References ==
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Open PGP is an IETF standard for the PGP email encryption system. The current version, as of late 2008, is RFC 4880 [1], Earlier versions were RFC 1991 and RFC 2440.

Supported public key algorithms are RSA, El Gamal (encrypt-only, not for signatures), and Digital Signature Algorithm. Supported block ciphers are IDEA, Triple DES, CAST-128, AES and Twofish.

Both the current commercial release [1] of PGP and the open source product GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) are based on this specification.

References

  1. ↑ J. Callas, L. Donnerhacke, H. Finney, D. Shaw and R. Thayer (November 2007). OpenPGP Message Format.
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