Re: PGP alternatives ?

From: Walter Roberson (roberson_at_ibd.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca)
Date: 12/25/03

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    In article <bsemu7$4l3$1@e22.peterstar.ru>, JHLee <JHLee2003@canada.com> wrote:
    :Hello all

    :Does anyone know any alternatives to PGP ?
    :I guess that PGP requires too much handwork, but I did not see anything else

    I'm not sure what you mean by 'handwork' ? If you mean that
    it is too hard to use, then you can get programs that make it easier
    to use.

    If you mean that setting up a proper Public Key Infrastructure
    (PKI) is too much work, then you will encounter the same problem with
    any PKI -- it *is* a lot of work to verify identies in a manner that
    is acceptable to share trust and yet allows some degree of
    anonymity. 

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