Encryption tool rekindles security debate
Philip Zimmermann wants to protect online privacy. Who could object to that?
He has found out once already. In 1991, he developed an encryption program called Pretty Good Privacy, or PGP, for use in sending scrambled e-mail messages.
Now he is again inviting government scrutiny. By Monday, he plans to release a free Windows software program, Zfone, that encrypts a computer-to- computer voice conversation so both parties can be confident that no one is listening in.
What sets Zfone apart from comparable systems is that it does not require a web of computers to hold the keys, or long numbers, used in most encryption plans. Instead, it performs the key exchange inside the digital voice channel while the call is being set up, so no third party has the keys.
Read the text article HERE.
He has found out once already. In 1991, he developed an encryption program called Pretty Good Privacy, or PGP, for use in sending scrambled e-mail messages.
Now he is again inviting government scrutiny. By Monday, he plans to release a free Windows software program, Zfone, that encrypts a computer-to- computer voice conversation so both parties can be confident that no one is listening in.
What sets Zfone apart from comparable systems is that it does not require a web of computers to hold the keys, or long numbers, used in most encryption plans. Instead, it performs the key exchange inside the digital voice channel while the call is being set up, so no third party has the keys.
Read the text article HERE.
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