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@@ -2,13 +2,24 @@ G10 - The GNU Encryption and Signing Tool ------------------------------------------ + THIS IS ALPHA SOFTWARE, EXPECT BUGS AND UNIMPLEMENTED STUFF. + IT MAY HAPPEN THAT SOME DATA FORMATS OR PROGRAMM OPTIONS + CHANGE WITH THE NEXT VERSION. - THIS IS VERSION IS ONLY A TEST VERSION ! YOU SHOULD NOT - USE IT FOR OTHER PURPOSES THAN EVALUATING THE CURRENT CODE. + On a Linux box (version 2.x.x, alpha or x86 CPU) it should + work reliable. You may create your key on such a machine and + use it. Please verify the tar file; there is a PGP and a G10 + signature available. My PGP key is well known and published in + the "Global Trust Register for 1998", ISBN 0-9532397-0-5. - * The data format may change in the next version! + I have included my pubring as "g10/pubring.10", which contains + the key used to make G10 signatures: + "pub 1312G/FF3EAA0B 1998-02-09 Werner Koch <wk@isil.d.shuttle.de>" + "Key fingerprint = 8489 6CD0 1851 0E33 45DA CD67 036F 11B8 FF3E AA0B" - * Some features are not yet implemented + You may add it to your G10 pubring and use it in the future to + verify new releases. Because you verified the tar file containing + this file here, you can be sure that the above fingerprint is correct. Please subscribe to g10@net.lut.ac.uk by sending a mail with @@ -42,11 +53,9 @@ Installation ------------ - 1) "./configure" - - to enable the integrated malloc debugging stuff, use: + See the file INSTALL. Here is a quick summary: - "./configure --enable-m-debug" + 1) "./configure" 2) "make" @@ -54,7 +63,10 @@ 4) You end up with a binary "g10" in /usr/local/bin - 5) create a directory ".g10" under your hoem directory ("mkdir ~/.g10") + 5) Optional, but suggested: install the program "g10" as suid root. + + 6) Create a directory ".g10" under your home directory ("mkdir ~/.g10") + @@ -241,20 +253,20 @@ you are asked for the passphrase, so that G10 is able to look at the inner structure of a encrypted packet. - --quick-random + g10maint --quick-random Do not use the stroing random generator but a faster one. This can be used to generate keys for tests; those are marked as insecure. - --list-trustdb + g10maint --list-trustdb List the contents of the trustdb in a human readable format - --list-trustdb <usernames> + g10maint --list-trustdb <usernames> List the tree of certificates for the given usernames - --list-trust-path depth username + g10maint --list-trust-path depth username List the possible trust paths for the given username, up to the specified depth. If depth is negative, duplicate introducers are not listed, @@ -263,25 +275,25 @@ using a negative number). This option may create new entries in the trustdb. - --print-mds filenames + g10maint --print-mds filenames List all available message digest values for the fiven filenames - --gen-prime n + g10maint --gen-prime n Generate and print a simple prime number of size n - --gen-prime n q + g10maint --gen-prime n q Generate a prime number suitable for ElGamal signatures of size n with a q as largest primefactor of n-1. - --gen-prime n q 1 + g10maint --gen-prime n q 1 Ditto, but calculate a generator too. - For more options/commands see the file g10/OPTIONS. + For more options/commands see the file g10/OPTIONS, or use "g10 --help" Debug Flags @@ -311,7 +323,10 @@ but for now I stick to my own formatting rules. The primary FTP site is "ftp://ftp.guug.de/pub/gcrypt/" - The primary WWW page is "http://www.d.shuttle.de/isil/g10.html" + The primary WWW page is "http://www.d.shuttle.de/isil/crypt/g10.html" + + If you like, send your keys to <g10-keys@isil.d.shuttle.de>; use + "g10 --export --armor | mail g10-keys@isil.d.shuttle.de" to do this. Please direct bug reports to <g10-bugs@isil.d.shuttle.de> or better post them to the mailing list <g10@net.lut.ac.uk>. |