Re: [Linux-migration-list] Digital signatures and encryption

[Martin S. <sh...@gm...>]

Patrick Marquetecken wrote:

> I have a thread on the Red Hat Psyche list about Digital Signatures.
> The problems was that i could not check the authentication of a mail
> send from a windows user with pgp 8.0
> My machine RH 7.3, evolution 1.2.1 and gpg 1.2.1
> I have his public key in my keyring and can send him encrypted mails.
> 
> The question:
> What program must the windows/Linux users in a mixt environment have,
> to communicatie with digital signatures and encryption without any
> problems.

Good question... I've never used encryption or signatures, but I *think*
PGP can use non-free encryption standards, and for obvious reasons GNU
PG cannot decrypt these. So the answer to your question is: Either use
GNU PG on both ends or ensure that PGP will only use those encryption
standards that GNU PG can use as well.

Best regards,
Martin Stricker
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