Pretty Good Privacy - Digital Signature Software

Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) by Philip R. Zimmermann is the de-facto standard software for the encryption of Electronic Mail. It is available for many Operating Systems. PGP is also the most popular of all Digital Signature systems. PGP is also free. Check out some of these links to find the correct and suitable version for you. You can also find some links to introduction pages here, if you should not be familiar with that topic yet.

Where can I get it?

The INTERNATIONAL PGP Home Page by Ståle Schumacher is one of the main sources for PGP on the net. Get your copy of an International PGP version right there.

US residents have to get the US Version of PGP. The main source on the net is the PGP distribution page of MIT. Some US residents have experienced problems in getting permission by the MIT server to download the software. In this case you can use a Non-US site which offers the US Versions. But the basic rule always is: The US Versions for the north american residents, and the International Versions for the rest of the world (where encryption is allowed).

• The Privacy, Security, Crypto, Surveillance Archive by eff.org has info about security and privacy related topics.

• Download * POWER PGP * for free! This software is a Windows front end for PGP which makes working with it easier.

• PGP and Personal Electronic Security Alf the Poet.

• BAL's PGP Public Key Server - If you have your own PGP Public Key, you can send it to any keyserver (once is enough). It will be distributed automatically to all keyservers within a short time. When you've done that, everyone who wants to send you encrypted mail, can access these servers to extract your public key.

• Click here to enter the Electronic Privacy Information Center epic.org

• * International Cryptography Pages * - You'll find a lot of information there, and this site has something to offer, both for the experts and for the beginners.

• Voters Telecommunications Watch vtw.org

• The anonymous remailer from ecafe.org - A remailer enables you to send messages anonymously over the net. Please do not abuse these services! Their administrators could get into troubles when this happens and may have to shut them down. Use it only to protect your privacy in certain cases, when it is legitimate.

• An Introduction to PGP by N.M. Queen. This is useful for beginners who are new to that topic.

• The Internet Privacy Provider c2.org - This organisation provides many privacy and security related services, such as remailers etc.

• Find * Pointers to Cryptographic Software * at this site.

• Here you'll find information about Electronic Privacy and the Internet.

• Take a look at the PGP page of * Seattle Webworks * for a PGP and Remailer tutorial.

• Your Privacy - Privacy Subjects, Privacy Organizations and Information Sources, Privacy Writings, Privacy-related Usenet Newsgroups

• Check out the PGP Frequently Asked Questions if you have a question that you may probably share with many other people. If so, you'll certainly find something there that might help you. Or in other words: Here you'll find the answers to the most common questions.

• Check out Scott Hauert's Home Page for some PGP front-ends for Windows and DOS to automate the work with Pretty Good Privacy.

• PGP Resource Page

• Learn about anonymity and privacy on the Internet at the The Privacy Pages.

• KTO Homepage

• Check out the Easy PGP Homepage - Download the PGP-Shell "Easy PGP" (Info on the web page in italian language).

• The AEgis Research Corporation - The Home of the PGP Windows Shell. This is the front end that I use for Windows 95 and it's the user-friendliest PGP Shell I have found so far.

• USENET NEWSGROUP alt.security.pgp - Check out this newsgroup if you have any troubles related to PGP. Lots of nice people there willing to help you.

• Check out the Cryptography FAQ at the RSA Laboratories.

• Clicking on the following link will beam you to the Home Page of Pretty Good Privacy, Inc.

• Here you'll find a transcript of an interview with Phil Zimmermann. He explains why he developed Pretty Good Privacy.

If you have any questions of comments please email rcostner@intergate.net Return to EFGA Digital Signature Page