Download or read book PGP Source Code and Internals written by Philip R. Zimmermann and published by MIT Press (MA). This book was released on 1995 with total page 942 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is a computer program for the encryption of data and electronic mail, a powerful envelope that allows individuals the same privacy in their communications as enjoyed by governments and large corporations. PGP, which is freely available on the Internet, uses public-key cryptography - specifically the RSA algorithm, which is particularly well-suited to the needs of computer-mediated communications. This book contains a formatted vesion of the complete source code for the latest release (2.6.2) of PGP.