>Is there a binary distribution for pgp that doesn't require "tewaking" for
>each user?
I assume you meant "tweaking". I don't understand why you would need to do
any, just put the PGP executable in /user/local/bin and each user has a
directory $HOME/.pgp which stores his keyrings.
>What version and where from are (if) eluggers using of pgp?
I use PGP 2.6.2 that I compiled myself, the source can be found on several PGP
web pages (just get the MS-DOS source). I never could get the later version
(5.0 which I think is the last one that has source available) to compile.
There is a binary of PGP 5.x available somewhere, but I don't fully trust
pre-compiled encryption tools.
As I recall, PGP 2.6.2 did not compile cleanly (some warnings) but the
executable does work and interoperates well with KDE. PGP 2.6.2 is an older
version and won't handle the newer Diffle-Hellman (sp?) protocols, it only
does RSA.
Just be sure and apply the patches, one to fix it for an ELF system and another
one that fixes a possible security hole (keeps sensitive data from being
swapped to disk, but requires the PGP binary to be SUID root).
>SuSE doesn't have a pre-built one.
Most distros don't include any crypto stuff because of the US govs pinheaded
views on encryption as a weapon of terrorism. Under the International Trade in
Arms Regulations, or ITAR, taking encryption software out of the US is the
same Federal bust as smuggling a nuke out. Things have loosened up in the past
few years, but it is still a major hassle to get an export license for
encryption software and very few distros want to go through the trouble.
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