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Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) Security For Electronic Email

PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is an encryption program that provides security and authentication for email. It was developed in 1995 by Phil Zimmerman and uses public key cryptography and a combination of encryption algorithms like RSA and DSS. PGP allows users to encrypt emails to ensure confidentiality and digitally sign emails to authenticate the sender. It works across operating systems and with any email program.

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Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) Security For Electronic Email

PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is an encryption program that provides security and authentication for email. It was developed in 1995 by Phil Zimmerman and uses public key cryptography and a combination of encryption algorithms like RSA and DSS. PGP allows users to encrypt emails to ensure confidentiality and digitally sign emails to authenticate the sender. It works across operating systems and with any email program.

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PRETTY GOOD PRIVACY

(PGP)

SECURITY FOR ELECTRONIC


EMAIL
PGP
 There are two main schemes which are especially
designed to provide confidentiality and authentication for
electronic mail systems. These are:

 PGP(Pretty Good Privacy)

 S/MIME(Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension)


INTRODUCTION OF PGP
• Developed by Phil Zimmerman in 1995.

• Documentation and source code is freely available.

• The package is independent of operating system and


processor.

 PGP does not rely on the “establishment” and it’s popularity


and use have grown
extensively since 1995.
 PGP combines the best available cryptographic algorithms to
achieve secure e-mail communication.

 It is assumed that all users are using public key cryptography


and have generated a private/public key pair.
PRETTY GOOD PRIVACY
 PGP is a remarkable phenomenon that provides
confidentiality, authentication, and compression
for email and data storage.
 Its building blocks are made of the best available
cryptographic algorithms: RSA, DSS, Diffie-
Hellman.
 It is independent of operating system and
processor.
 It has a small set of easy-to-use commands
WHY USE PGP?

 Security
 Flexibility

 It's Free!

 Worldwide Strength and Compatibility


WORKING OF PGP
 Compatibility
 Confidentiality

 Digital signatures

 Web of trust

 Certificates

 Security quality
ADVANTAGES OF PGP
 Your valuable information is always protected, others
cannot view it, and it cannot be stolen over the Internet
 No compatibility problems - works with any  email
application that you or your recipients are using 
 Verification of the sender of information ensures you are
not being spoofed by a third party
 Absolute assurity that the information you send or receive
has not been modified in transit
 Your secure mail and text cannot be infiltrated by hackers
or infected and mis-used by email attacks
DISADVANTAGES OF PGP

 ADMINISTERING CONFLICTING VERSIONS


 COMPATIBILITY ISSUES

 COMPLEXITY

 NO RECOVERY
CONCLUSIONS
 Because PGP is freely available via the Internet,
and has a fully compatible low-cost commercial
version it is now widely used.
 It has a wide range of applicability from
corporations to individuals who wish to
communicate worldwide securely over the
Internet and other networks.
 It is not controlled by any government which
makes it attractive to many.

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