RH8.0 does it include gnupg1.0.7?
R Burns
burns@runbox.com
Thu Oct 10 08:54:28 2002
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Why not just go right to version 1.2.0?=0D
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The tarball worked without a hitch for me (with Red Hat 7.3.)=0D
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All the best,=0D
Randy=0D
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GnuPG - The GNU Privacy Guard =0D
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Version 1.2=0D
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Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.=0D
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This file is free software; as a special exception the author gives =0D
unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, with or without =0D
modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.=0D
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This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT =
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ANY WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law; without even the implied =0D
warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.=0D
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Intro =0D
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GnuPG is GNU's tool for secure communication and data storage. It can be =
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used to encrypt data and to create digital signatures. It includes an =0D
advanced key management facility and is compliant with the proposed =0D
OpenPGP Internet standard as described in RFC2440.=0D
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GnuPG works best on GNU/Linux or *BSD systems. Most other Unices are also=
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supported but are not as well tested as the Free Unices. See =0D
http://www.gnupg.org/gnupg.html#supsys for a list of systems which are =0D
known to work.=0D
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See the file COPYING for copyright and warranty information.=0D
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Because GnuPG does not use use any patented algorithm it cannot be =0D
compatible with PGP2 versions. PGP 2.x uses IDEA (which is patented =0D
worldwide).=0D
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The default algorithms are DSA and ElGamal. ElGamal for signing is still =
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available, but because of the larger size of such signatures it is =0D
deprecated (Please note that the GnuPG implementation of ElGamal =0D
signatures is *not* insecure). Symmetric algorithms are: AES, 3DES, =0D
Blowfish, CAST5 and Twofish Digest algorithms available are MD5, RIPEMD16=
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and SHA1.=0D
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Installation =0D
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this file related to the installation. Here is a quick summary:=0D
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1) Check that you have unmodified sources. The below on how to do this. =0D
Don't skip it - this is an important step!=0D
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2) Unpack the TAR. With GNU tar you can do it this way: "tar xzvf =0D
gnupg-x.y.z.tar.gz"=0D
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3) "cd gnupg-x.y.z"=0D
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4) "./configure"=0D
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5) "make"=0D
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6) "make install"=0D
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7) You end up with a "gpg" binary in /usr/local/bin.=0D
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8) To avoid swapping out of sensitive data, you can install "gpg" as suid=
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root. If you don't do so, you may want to add the option =0D
"no-secmem-warning" to ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf=0D
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[SNIP README FILE HERE]=0D
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