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GnuPG

GnuPG - 1.4.8

install GnuPG without having to compile it

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This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 1.4.8
Release Date: 2007-12-23
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 3,239
Downloads (all versions): 27,779

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Product Description:

This archive contains a file that will install GnuPG binaries for Mac OS X. GnuPG is the GNU Privacy Guard, an OpenPGP client. It provides access to public key cryptography for use in encrypting and signing emails (or anything!). GnuPG is a command line tool and is licensed under the GNU GPL. After downloading the archive, please verify its validity with MD5 or the detached sig. If not, the file may have been tampered with and may not be secure.

Once you have GnuPG installed, visit the Mac GPG Website for GUI tools to avoid having to use the command line.

MD5 (GnuPG1.4.8.dmg) = db046fd96e274dfe3c7021047561fb5a

What's new in this version:

  • Changed the license to GPLv3.
  • Improved detection of keyrings specified multiple times.
  • Changes to better cope with broken keyservers.
  • Minor bug fixes.
  • The new OpenPGP standard is now complete, and has been published as RFC-4880. The GnuPG --openpgp mode (note this is not the default) has been updated to match the new standard. The --rfc2440 option can be used to return to the older RFC-2440 behavior. The main differences between the two are "--enable-dsa2 --no-rfc2440-text --escape-from-lines --require-cross-certification".
  • By default (i.e. --gnupg mode), --require-cross-certification is now on. --rfc2440-text and --force-v3-sigs are now off.
  • Allow encryption using legacy Elgamal sign+encrypt keys if option --rfc2440 is used.
  • Fixed the auto creation of the key stub for smartcards.
  • Fixed a rare bug in decryption using the OpenPGP card.
  • Fix RFC-4880 typo in the SHA-224 hash prefix. Old SHA-224 signatures will continue to work.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

  • BSD subsystem
  • GPGMail, GPGPreferences recommended

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GnuPG CommentaryObaervations - Version: 1.4.8, 1/19/2008 12:00AM PST

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gemigene1
Afterthought...

Phil Zimmermann "invented" PGP quite a few years ago and GnuPG will be celebrating their 11th anniversary soon. I wonder why in this age of "User Friendly, ready to run out of the box" software, there are still programs that demand quite a bit of technical expertise to install and run (command line or third-party interfaces to fill in the gap) and are still problematic to use. When are those people are going to come out of the "dark ages"?

I posted my original question on 4 forums to get as much feedback as possible from GnuPG users but to no avail. I assume that it isn't a very popular program.

Gene
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GnuPG ReviewNow Simple To Install - Version: 1.4.8, 12/24/2007 12:47PM PST

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zunipus
You MUST read the ReadMe, as ever, before you install. But this version provides a dead simple package installer. It is worth getting the MD5 for the DMG and verifying the installation package has not been altered. Then install away! Read read read to understand how to set everything up once it is installed. But encryption is the future of the Internet, now that everyone wants to spy on us, including our own governments as we head into 'The Late Dark Age' as I call it. But I rant...

Other goodies to get: GPG Keychain Access, GPG DropThing, GPG FileTool, GPG Mail, GPG Preferences. And of course always check back here to see if a new version has been released.

Privacy is a human right. Don't let any fascist scum convince you otherwise.

:-Derek
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GnuPG CommentaryHot Potato - Version: 1.4.7, 3/8/2007 05:19PM PST

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Ancient_Boii_Tribe
Ahhhhhhhhhh, now I know what this is. It's a Gnu version of PGP. PGP home destroyed two of my hard drives. If you don't know exactly what this is, how to use it, and the dangers, then stay very far away.
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