[Announce]OpenCDK 0.3.3

[R. A. Hettinga]

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Subject: [Announce]OpenCDK 0.3.3
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Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 21:47:25 +0100

Current Version: 0.3.3 (latest devel 0.3.4-cvs)
License: GPL
Author: Timo Schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Available from: http://www.winpt.org/opencdk.html


Hi,

this is the first public announcement for OpenCDK. It is a library to
provide some basic parts of the OpenPGP Message Format (RFC2440).

First the library was planned for key conversation in GnuTLS and other
applications which support OpenPGP keys but after a while, I decided to
include some low-level functions for file handling.

Now the library basically consists of two parts. First, the key database
code which can be used for reading, writing, export, import and key
conversation and secondly file routines.

It is *not* planned to add full OpenPGP support or to replace any of
the existing OpenPGP versions. But it some cases, it might be handy to
have OpenPGP natively without a detour over pipes.

The library itself does *not* contain any cryptographic code. For this,
Libgcrypt is used which bases on GPG code which was tested a lot. Other parts
of the lib also contain GPG code to reduce the time for testing new code.


For a good introduction, the MinPG example might be a good start. It shows
how to use the API and how things work.


If you use Debian, you can also use the precompiled package from Debian.org
(unstable) but it's not up-to-date and might have more problems (it is 0.3.2).
If you are interested to get the latest version, use anonymous CVS.


Here is short overview about the recently added features:

Noteworthy changes in version 0.3.3 (2002-11-16)


* Support for the various signatures types (detached, ...)
* Sign and Encrypt is working now.
* Limited support for RFC1991 (v3 signatures, ...)
* Corrected a problem with decompressing larger files.
* A lot of bug fixes all over the place.
* UTF8 en- and decoding routines.


Noteworthy changes in version 0.3.2 (2002-11-07)


* Keyserver support (HKP only).
* Fixed problem with v3 signatures.
* Fixed problem with searching packets in KBNODEs.
* API documentation for the external interface.


Timo

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KEEP BIG BROTHER'S HANDS OFF THE INTERNET by Senator John Ashcroft

[Kris Kennaway]

http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itgic/1097/ijge/gj-7.htm

[ How ironic ]

KEEP BIG BROTHER'S HANDS OFF THE INTERNET  
   
By Senator John Ashcroft   
   
Republican, Missouri   
Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer   
Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Tourism  
   
[Senator Ashcroft takes issue with administration views on the 
Internet   
and the use of encryption technology.] 
   
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The Internet provides a great opportunity to our country, in   
part by representing the most inviting form of communication   
ever developed. It draws people together from all corners of   
the globe to share and communicate on an unprecedented level,  
and brings all branches of government closer to the public that
they serve.
   
The Internet allows small businesses to reach out across the   
globe and conquer the distances between them and potential 
customers. Individuals can view merchandise and make purchases 
without leaving home. The Internet also holds great promise for
education. Students -- rural, suburban, and urban -- are   
increasingly able to access a wealth of information with their 
fingertips that was previously beyond their reach. 
   
In order to guarantee that the United States meets the 
challenge of this new means of commerce, communication, and
education, government must be careful not to interfere. We 
should not harness the Internet with a confusing array of  
intrusive regulations and controls. Yet, the Clinton   
administration is trying to do just that.  
   
The Clinton administration would like the Federal government to
have the capability to read any international or domestic  
computer communications. The FBI wants access to decode,   
digest, and discuss financial transactions, personal e-mail,   
and proprietary information sent abroad -- all in the name of  
national security. To accomplish this, President Clinton would 
like government agencies to have the keys for decoding all 
exported U.S. software and Internet communications.
   
This proposed policy raises obvious concerns about Americans'  
privacy, in addition to tampering with the competitive 
advantage that our U.S. software companies currently enjoy in  
the field of encryption technology. Not only would Big Brother 
be looming over the shoulders of international cyber-surfers,  
but the administration threatens to render our state-of-the-art
computer software engineers obsolete and unemployed.   
   
There is a concern that the Internet could be used to commit   
crimes and that advanced encryption could disguise such
activity. However, we do not provide the government with phone 
jacks outside our homes for unlimited wiretaps. Why, then, 
should we grant government the Orwellian capability to listen  
at will and in real time to our communications across the Web? 
   
The protections of the Fourth Amendment are clear. The right to
protection from unlawful searches is an indivisible American   
value. Two hundred years of court decisions have stood in  
defense of this fundamental right. The state's interest in 
effective crime-fighting should never vitiate the citizens'
Bill of Rights.
   
The president has proposed that American software companies
supply the government with d