PGP Encryption Software
Wang, Shuhan (2014)
Lapin ammattikorkeakoulu
2014
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201501301759
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201501301759
Tiivistelmä
The PGP encryption software is considered as the most powerful and effective software to protect the confidentiality of the email. The goal of this thesis was to render the reader an overview of what the PGP software is, what cryptographic there are behind the PGP software, how the PGP software works and how it can be installed.
In the theoretical part, the basic cryptographic terminologies and concepts were explained to help the understanding of the PGP working principles. In the mid-dle part the PGP’s functions were explained in detail. They included how the authentication of the communicating parties is implemented, how the keys are managed and delivered, how the messages and the data are encrypted. The last section included the installation instructions with the screenshots and the user guide about the main icons in the user interface.
Today, even the company such as Google has to provide the back door for the government, the PGP software is still unreachable for the government to monitor the citizens’ communication. Thus, having a strong understanding of PGP is useful for the users to protect personal privacy.
In the theoretical part, the basic cryptographic terminologies and concepts were explained to help the understanding of the PGP working principles. In the mid-dle part the PGP’s functions were explained in detail. They included how the authentication of the communicating parties is implemented, how the keys are managed and delivered, how the messages and the data are encrypted. The last section included the installation instructions with the screenshots and the user guide about the main icons in the user interface.
Today, even the company such as Google has to provide the back door for the government, the PGP software is still unreachable for the government to monitor the citizens’ communication. Thus, having a strong understanding of PGP is useful for the users to protect personal privacy.