1994-02-09 - Re: What’s a “real encryptor”?

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From: Matthew J Ghio <mg5n+@andrew.cmu.edu>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1994-02-09 21:47:26 UTC
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From: Matthew J Ghio <mg5n+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 94 13:47:26 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: What's a "real encryptor"?
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Karl Lui Barrus <klbarrus@owlnet.rice.edu> wrote:

> The program I described earlier (RSA.tar.Z) is pretty minimal.
> Secret keys are just text, not locked by a hash of a passphrase,
> no "name" information attached.  Public keys are the same: no
> username attached, no web of trust, etc.  The output is in
> binary form, with no headers or checksums or anything.
> PGP has keyrings, this program requires you to keep track of
> seperate public keys on your own.

Does this program exist?  If so where can I get it?





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