PGP: Pretty Good Privacy: Pretty Good Privacy [Englisch] [Taschenbuch]

If you're concerned about the security of personal information on your computer--or in your e-mail--get PGP using this book. Garfinkel's guide to PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) encryption software is a comprehensive guide to secure encryption for everyone and anyone. So much so that even Phil Zimmerman, who created PGP, said he learned new things from this book. But more than that, it takes you behind the scenes into the fascinating history and workings of the great intellectual adventure story of cryptography. This book is a fascinating read as well as a top-notch guide, and is needed now more than ever.

PGP is a freely available encryption program that protects the privacy of files and electronic mail. It uses a public key cryptography and works on virtually every platform. This book is both a technical users guide and a behind-the-scenes look at cryptography and privacy. It describes how to use PGP and discusses ongoing issues about privacy and free speech.

PGP is a freely available encryption program that protects the privacy of files and electronic mail. It uses a public key cryptography and works on virtually every platform. This book is both a technical users guide and a behind-the-scenes look at cryptography and privacy. It describes how to use PGP and discusses ongoing issues about privacy and free speech.

Simson Garfinkel is a computer consultant, a science writer, a contributing editor at WIRED Magazine, and senior editor at SunExpert Magazine. He is the developer of a Polaroid physician's workstation and the NeXT CD-ROM file system. He has also been principal scientist at N/Hance Systems, a company that sells optical file systems, and senior editor at NeXTWorld Magazine. He is the coauthor of Practical UNIX Security (O'Reilly & Associates), NeXTStep Programming (Springer-Verlag), and The UNIX-Haters Handbook (IDG). Mr. Garfinkel writes frequently about science and technology for Technology Review Magazine, the Christian Science Monitor, the Boston Globe, and many other publications.