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To: IETF-Announce: ;
Subject: WG Action: An Open Specification for Pretty Good Privacy (openpgp)
From: The IESG <iesg-secretary(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 18:09:06 -0400
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A new working group has been formed in the Security Area of the IETF.
For additional information, contact the Area Director or the WG Chairs.
An Open Specification for Pretty Good Privacy (openpgp)
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Charter
Chair(s):
John Noerenberg <jwn2(_at_)qualcomm(_dot_)com>
Charles Breed <cbreed(_at_)pgp(_dot_)com>
Security Area Director(s):
Jeffrey Schiller <jis(_at_)mit(_dot_)edu>
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Description of Working Group:
PGP, or Pretty Good Privacy, first appeared on the Internet in 1991.
It has enjoyed significant popularity amongst the Internet Community.
PGP is used both for protecting E-mail and File Storage. It presents
a way to digitally sign and encrypt information "objects." As such
it is well suited for any store and forward application.
The goal of the OpenPGP working group is to provide IETF standards for
the algorithms and formats of PGP processed objects as well as providing
the MIME framework for exchanging them via e-mail or other transport
protocols.
Because there is a significant installed base of PGP users, the
working group will consider compatibilty issues to avoid
disenfranchising the existing community of PGP users.
Security Issues:
The whole purpose of Open-PGP is to provide security services.
Goals and Milestones:
Oct 97 Submit Internet-Draft for PGP Key Format & Message
Specification
Mar 98 Issue WG Last Call for PGP Key Format & Message Specification
Internet-Draft documents
May 98 Submit PGP Key Format & Message Specification
Internet-Draft to
IESG for consideration as a Proposed Standard.
john noerenberg
jwn2(_at_)qualcomm(_dot_)com
pager: jwn2(_at_)pager(_dot_)qualcomm(_dot_)com
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