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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: FatMan on November 16, 2012, 11:00 pm
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For all of you guys that want a portable and secure PGP software that's cross-platform compatible, this is what I found (I use a mac). Throwing this here, been a lifesaver for me. (clearnet)
http://ppgp.sourceforge.net
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For all of you guys that want a portable and secure PGP software that's cross-platform compatible, this is what I found (I use a mac). Throwing this here, been a lifesaver for me. (clearnet)
http://ppgp.sourceforge.net
Frankly, no one in their right mind should run this POS software. If you generate a key using the software's defaults, you will end up with a 1024-bit DSS key and a 512-bit Elgamal encryption sub-key.
The maximum key-size this software will generate is 1024-bits. The U.S. government's National Insitute of Science and Technology (NIST) has recommended that 1024-bit keys no longer be used after December 2010.
As a result, in the Fall of 2009, the GnuPG and PGP developers both abandoned the DSS/Elgamal key format and switched to a pair of RSA keys. They also raised the default keysize to 2048-bits.
So, in a nutshell, Portable PGP no longer generates adequately strong keys, and the software continues to use a key format abandoned by both the GPG and PGP developers alike some 3 years ago.
If convenience means more to you than safety, then go ahead and use it -- I wouldn't touch it with a barge-pole.
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I find this very easy to use + portable of course: It is for Windows & Linux.
http://gpg4usb.cpunk.de/
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For all of you guys that want a portable and secure PGP software that's cross-platform compatible, this is what I found (I use a mac). Throwing this here, been a lifesaver for me. (clearnet)
http://ppgp.sourceforge.net
Frankly, no one in their right mind should run this POS software. If you generate a key using the software's defaults, you will end up with a 1024-bit DSS key and a 512-bit Elgamal encryption sub-key.
The maximum key-size this software will generate is 1024-bits. The U.S. government's National Insitute of Science and Technology (NIST) has recommended that 1024-bit keys no longer be used after December 2010.
As a result, in the Fall of 2009, the GnuPG and PGP developers both abandoned the DSS/Elgamal key format and switched to a pair of RSA keys. They also raised the default keysize to 2048-bits.
So, in a nutshell, Portable PGP no longer generates adequately strong keys, and the software continues to use a key format abandoned by both the GPG and PGP developers alike some 3 years ago.
If convenience means more to you than safety, then go ahead and use it -- I wouldn't touch it with a barge-pole.
Nightcrawler is 150% correct. Using that software is as safe as leaving your doors and windows at home open when you go out!!