GnuPG 2.1.9 released

  • 12 October 2015
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Posted on 12 October 2015. The GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) is a complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard which is commonly abbreviated as PGP. It allows to encrypt and sign data and communication, features a versatile key management system as well as access modules for public key directories.

GnuPG itself is a command line tool with features for easy integration with other applications. A wealth of frontend applications and libraries making use of GnuPG are available. Since version 2 GnuPG provides support for S/MIME and Secure Shell in addition to OpenPGP. Full Article

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Well, that is very interesting...I used PGP many, many years ago but thought it had bitten the dust a while back. Not sure I would use it now as things have much improved over the old days in terms of how one can secure data/communications...there are so many player now in the market...and a copmmandline tool would not be my first choice.
 
But good to see that it is still around and therefore people who want/need to use it.
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Well I have to admit that I have never used it but I have had heard of it quite a long time ago.
 

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