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OpenPGP

OpenPGP is an open standard that describes a message (file) format originally used by the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) program, initially developed by Phil Zimmermann in 1991. A number of standard-track Request for Comment documents augment its functionality, one example being PGP/MIME which defines the use of OpenPGP in email via MIME. OpenPGP's encryption…

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Committee
OpenPGP Working Group
Domain
cryptography, file format
First published
November 1998 (1998-11)
Organization
IETF
Predecessor
RFC 1991

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OpenPGP

Nodes75
Edges74
Triples133
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026667
Components1

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OpenPGP

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related to PGP RFCs · 20
OpenPGP → Atkins, Because, IETF, In August, Informational, October, PGP, PGP Inc, PGP Message Exchange Formats, PGP/MIME, RFC, RSADSI, Stallings, The, This, Unencumbered PGP, Viacrypt, Viacrypt RSA, Zimmerman, Zimmermann
related to Security incidents · 14
OpenPGP → EFAIL, HTML, In May, In October, Infineon, Many, Neither, PGP, PGP/MIME, ROCA, RSA, The, Yubico, Yubikey
related to Schism · 13
OpenPGP → According, From, GnuPG, In, In January, In September, It, July, Koch, LibrePGP, OpenPGP WG, RNP, Werner Koch
related to Relating to the schism · 12
OpenPGP → Andrew Gallagher, Another, As, CMS, GnuPG, LibrePGP, OpenPGP/LibrePGP, RFC, RNP, S/MIME, This, Werner Koch
related to Version 4 RFCs · 12
OpenPGP → IETF, In July, It, November, OpenPGP Working Group, PGP, PGP Inc, RFC, The, The IETF, They, This
related to Implementations · 11
OpenPGP → GNU General Public License, GNU Privacy Guard, GnuPG, KGPG, MacGPG, OpenPGP-compliant, PGP, RFC, Seahorse, Several, The Free Software Foundation
related to Integration · 11
OpenPGP → Android, Built-in, GitHub, GitLab, LibreOffice, Linux, Mozilla Thunderbird, OpenKeychain, PC, PGP, The
related to Certificates · 6
OpenPGP → In, Open, PGP, PKI, Recent OpenPGP, This
related to Compatibility · 5
OpenPGP → As OpenPGP, PGP, See, Therefore, Version
related to Design · 5
OpenPGP → Current, Each, Open, PGP, The

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pgp key version rfc public 9580 algorithms used trust standard message one web open certificate specification mime keys 4880bis librepgp

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OpenPGPCommitteeOpenPGP Working Group1.00infobox
OpenPGPDomaincryptography, file format1.00infobox
OpenPGPFirst publishedNovember 1998 (1998-11)1.00infobox
OpenPGPLatest version.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
OpenPGPOrganizationIETF1.00infobox
OpenPGPPredecessorRFC 19911.00infobox
OpenPGPis aopen standard that describes a message0.90text
C3A6 5E46 7B54 77DF 3C4C 9790 4D22 B3CA 5B32 FF66 can be printed on a business card.CompatibilityAs OpenPGP evolvesinstance ofA fingerprint0.80text
versions that support newer featuresinstance ofA fingerprint0.80text
algorithms can create encrypted messages that older OpenPGP systems cannot decryptinstance ofA fingerprint0.80text
even with a valid private keyinstance ofA fingerprint0.80text
that used by S/MIME but has not been universally usedinstance ofThis will cause the emergence of a decentralized fault-tolerant web of confidence for all public keys.The web of trust mechanism has advantages over a centrally managed public k…0.80text

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