1994-12-17 - Decrypting PGP 1.0 files

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From: jcorgan@netcom.com
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: 8ff24f88294b88f207d99a7560e8ef89f7d05819dcd13cc795b2de5301611b30
Message ID: <199412171720.JAA00356@mail.netcom.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1994-12-17 17:21:05 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 17 Dec 94 09:21:05 PST

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From: jcorgan@netcom.com
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 94 09:21:05 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Decrypting PGP 1.0 files
Message-ID: <199412171720.JAA00356@mail.netcom.com>
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I have recently uncovered some old conventionally encrypted files
from back in '91, using PGP 1.0.  I remember the passphrase; however,
they won't decrypt and state that the passphrase is bad (this is 
using PGP 2.6.2.)

It occurred to me that PGP used some different algorithm (Bass-O-Matic?)
back then, and I don't think the current versions are backwardly 
compatible (but perhaps they should detect and warn the user that this is
the case.)

So, where could I get PGP 1.0?

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Johnathan Corgan       "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent"
jcorgan@netcom.com                       -Isaac Asimov
PGP Public Key:        http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/~bal/pks-toplev.html
Or send email to:      pgp-public-keys@pgp.ai.mit.edu Subj: GET jcorgan
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Version: 2.6.2

iQCVAwUBLvMdrk1Diok8GKihAQGG0AQAoSGnMZP8kwPlBEfAuvPy0HKC2eXCOW2S
RMCV8o9RBD2a7vH5BHVt0f4XWiAUyZ0aEpr+DF7/OCy7KaqFf+5GYZdD0TX8eeHN
Zw2NcMF6SztjqQ85b0BshyEfXaOBiEjqszSpMCQ1V5FbEuETYhiTm94uJLChFjCx
e7I5Zwklmq0=
=Ipmy
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