How to use the Apple Product Security PGP Key + Protecting Security Information ~~ F.Y.I.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1620 How to use the Apple Product Security PGP Key http://www.apple.com/support/security/pgp/ Protecting Security Information F.Y.I.: I've not noticed anything similar from Microsoft and other software companies. Most seem to be happy with MD5 and SHA1 for files and nothing else. Also, Apple even provides links to PGP Corporation and GnuPG plus its key and key ID. This is our PGP key which is valid until May 15, 2010 Key ID: 0x8A648901 Key Type: RSA Expires: 5/15/10 Key Size: 2048/2048 Fingerprint: 39EC C76A 3D62 7062 C321 10B2 7928 75E8 8A64 8901 UserID: Apple Product Security This from Apple is like an endorsement of PGP/GPG technology. So few people use PGP/GPG technology openly. The Internet took off when Microsoft, for better or worse, included and promoted Internet Explorer in Windows 95, thus beginning the so called browser wars. I would be surprised and also happy to see Microsoft promote PGP/GPG technology. I do not actually expect that to happen. If it did, it would be good if Microsoft could stimulate PGP/GPG technology with more user friendliness since at the moment there's much to learn to understand and begin using PGP/GPG technology. Regards, Gerry (Lowry) ___ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
Re: How to use the Apple Product Security PGP Key + Protecting Security Information ~~ F.Y.I.
On Feb 23, 2009, at 8:49 AM, gerry_lowry (alliston ontario canada) wrote: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1620 How to use the Apple Product Security PGP Key http://www.apple.com/support/security/pgp/ Protecting Security Information F.Y.I.: I've not noticed anything similar from Microsoft and other software companies. Most seem to be happy with MD5 and SHA1 for files and nothing else. Also, Apple even provides links to PGP Corporation and GnuPG plus its key and key ID. This is our PGP key which is valid until May 15, 2010 Key ID: 0x8A648901 Key Type: RSA Expires: 5/15/10 Key Size: 2048/2048 Fingerprint: 39EC C76A 3D62 7062 C321 10B2 7928 75E8 8A64 8901 UserID: Apple Product Security This from Apple is like an endorsement of PGP/GPG technology. One of the bugs I filed with Apple is how their Product Security group uses PGP signatures for the advisories, but their own Mail application only supports S/MIME and certificates. This is fine, but I'd like to see them be a bit consistent. smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
Re: How to use the Apple Product Security PGP Key + Protecting Security Information ~~ F.Y.I.
gerry_lowry (alliston ontario canada) wrote: The Internet took off when Microsoft, for better or worse, included and promoted Internet Explorer in Windows 95, thus beginning the so called browser wars. That's quite arguable. Why do you assume that MS introducing IE *cause* the internet to take off instead of being their (delayed) reaction to the internet taking off without them? :) I would be surprised and also happy to see Microsoft promote PGP/GPG technology. I do not actually expect that to happen. If it did, it would be good if Microsoft could stimulate PGP/GPG technology with more user friendliness since at the moment there's much to learn to understand and begin using PGP/GPG technology. Not that I care whether MS uses, promotes, or maligns PGP/GnuPG, but: https://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/pgp.mspx (Personally, I find that MS using PGP to sign their security notices amusing. That must be the most secure thing about their OS. :-) -- ToddOpenPGP - KeyID: 0xBEAF0CE3 | URL: www.pobox.com/~tmz/pgp ~~ Truth is like a well-known whore. Everybody knows her but it's embarrassing to meet her in the street. -- Wolfgang Borchert pgp5MZw5SZbL1.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
