In other words, with PGP, you can message people without fear of snoops. If you’re a source sending confidential information to a journalist, you might want to use PGP.

This might sound counterintuitive, but you should use your real name and email when making your key. This helps other PGP users find your public key so they can save a step in messaging you.

By using PGP, you can take control of your privacy, secure your personal and professional communications, and protect yourself from anyone who might want to use your information against you.

A PGP key is a way that internet users can encrypt their messages, making it nearly impossible for anyone but the sender and receiver to read the message. Everyone using PGP must have two keys ...

PGP’s major attraction is that it uses public key cryptography, allowing you to exchange encrypted files without having to swap private, or secret key information with the other party.

In our previous installment in the encryption series, we looked at how you could encrypt your files using PGP. Apps that use the PGP technology have several advantages over other encryption ...

It uses IPSec (Internet Protocol Security protocol), only better: using strong crypto, PGP key and signatures, and the PGP trust model. We also support X.509 certificate management if we have to.

If you're still using 32-bit PGP keys, you only think you have security. But you really don't. It would take a cracker about four seconds to forge your PGP signature.