RE: [Full-Disclosure] OpenPGP (GnuPG) vs. S/MIME
From: Aditya, ALD [Aditya Lalit Deshmukh] (aditya.deshmukh_at_online.gateway.technolabs.net)
Date: 02/28/04
- Previous message: Sebastian Niehaus: "[Full-Disclosure] Re: Windows 2000 Source Code"
- In reply to: Ben Nelson: "[Full-Disclosure] OpenPGP (GnuPG) vs. S/MIME"
- Next in thread: gabriel rosenkoetter: "[Full-Disclosure] Re: OpenPGP (GnuPG) vs. S/MIME"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]
To: <lists@venom600.org>, "full-disclosure" <full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com> Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 18:30:55 +0530
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> I'd like to open a discussion about PGP vs. S/MIME .
>
> I've been pondering secure (or at least verifiable) mail lately and I
> see these two standards as the main options available at this point.
>
> It seems to me that PGP is the better of the two options because:
> - - cryptographically, it appears more secure (i.e. larger public key
> sizes possible)
no i can make pgp keys of 8192 bit size as well as openssl key of the same size so the larger key sizes is not an issue
- as you asked it i tried to download a version of pgp that would make keys greater that 8192, i got ckt verison that can make 16 * 1024 bit keys but with openssl i can go higher very easily like 32 * 1024 bit
about key algos / hash algos
both can use the same algorithms viz: MD5 and SHA1
and encryption can be 3DES or AES
> - - it seems to be more widely used
based on what data may i know please ?
> - - it is easier to use (debateable)
debetable, yes but both have good frontends that are freeware and very stable to for everyday use.
> - - its free
both are free ( pgp is on gunpg.org and ssl is at openssl.org )
> - - PGP in general is more flexible
flexible is a very general term, depends upon what you are doing.
the only
________________________________________________________________________
Delivered using the Free Personal Edition of Mailtraq (www.mailtraq.com)
_______________________________________________
Full-Disclosure - We believe in it.
Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
- Previous message: Sebastian Niehaus: "[Full-Disclosure] Re: Windows 2000 Source Code"
- In reply to: Ben Nelson: "[Full-Disclosure] OpenPGP (GnuPG) vs. S/MIME"
- Next in thread: gabriel rosenkoetter: "[Full-Disclosure] Re: OpenPGP (GnuPG) vs. S/MIME"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]
Relevant Pages
|
