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authorWerner Koch <wk@gnupg.org>1998-10-18 17:21:22 +0200
committerWerner Koch <wk@gnupg.org>1998-10-18 17:21:22 +0200
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- GNUPG and OpenPGP
+ GnuPG and OpenPGP
=================
The current OpenPGP draft expires 1999-02.
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Compatibility Notes
===================
- GNUPG (>=0.4.1) is in compliance with OpenPGP despite these exeptions:
+ GnuPG (>=0.4.1) is in compliance with OpenPGP despite these exeptions:
* (5.1) The critical bit in signature subpackets is currently
ignored. This will be fixed soon.
- * (5.3) GNUPG has an option to use simple S2K for "Symmetric-Key
+
+ * (5.2) GnuPG generates V4 signatures for all V4 keys. The option
+ --force-v3-sigs allows to override.
+
+ * (5.3) GnuPG has an option to use simple S2K for "Symmetric-Key
Encrypted Session-Key Packets"; however a warning message is
issued if this option is active.
* (5.5.2) states that an implementaion MUST NOT create a v3 key
- with an algorithm other than RSA. GNUPG has an option to
+ with an algorithm other than RSA. GnuPG has an option to
create an ElGamal key in a v3 packet; the properties of such
a key are as good as a v4 key. RFC1991 does not specifiy how
to create fingerprints for algorithms other than RSA and so it
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@
due to patent problems.
* (12.1) states that an implementaion MUST NOT use a symmetric
- algorithm which is not in the preference list. GNUPG has an
+ algorithm which is not in the preference list. GnuPG has an
option to override this.
* A special format of partial packet length exists for v3 packets