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PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is public-domain (free) software that, through the magic of public key encryption, allows you to make your e-mail and other personal documents look like gobbledygook to anyone who shouldn't be looking at it. Encryption is one of those things you need to get right. If you get it wrong, you might end up with data that everybody can read or, even worse, that nobody can read, including yourself. PGP, by Simson Garfinkel, describes the details of the PGP program, and, more importantly, covers the whys and whens of using it. He also tours you through the technology behind PGP, as well as the complicated politics and legalities involved in encryption. Did you know that PGP is termed ammunition by the federal government and is illegal to export? This book tells you why. Oh, and it also tells you where to find a copy of PGP.
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