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Diffstat (limited to 'security/pgp6/pkg-descr')
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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/security/pgp6/pkg-descr b/security/pgp6/pkg-descr index a034cf7afce6..969c174a8f15 100644 --- a/security/pgp6/pkg-descr +++ b/security/pgp6/pkg-descr @@ -1,7 +1,18 @@ -PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is a public key encryption pack- -age to protect E-mail and data files. It lets you commu- -nicate securely with people you've never met, with no -secure channels needed for prior exchange of keys. It's -well featured and fast, with sophisticated key management, -digital signatures, data compression, and good ergonomic -design. +This is PGP 5.0, a significant step forward from 2.6.* + +CHANGES: + +There are a number of large changes from the 2.6.2 distribution. Most +notable is that the command line has changed substantially. See +the pgp(1) man page for a discussion of how to use the new command +line. + +Also, to allow easy interoperation with older versions on the same +system, a number of filename changes have been made. + +NEW FEATURES: + +PGP 5.0 contains support for new encryption methods (most notably +DSS/Diffie-Hellman), and built-in keyserver support. Also, the +command line has been redesigned to be more Unix and scripting +friendly. |