Where do you read this?Originally posted by mbiskup@Dec 4 2003, 07:34 PM
Since after 5.0 the government has their own key and can decrypt your files...
anyways..., you can try
- GnuPG is a complete and free replacement for PGP. Because it does not use the patented IDEA algorithm, it can be used without any restrictions. GnuPG is a RFC2440 (OpenPGP) compliant application.
- WinPT Is a MS-Windows program to integrate GnuPG into the Desktop. It's GnuPG-based, compatible with OpenPGP compliant software (like PGP) and free for commercial and personal use under the GPL.
- DriveCrypt SHAREWARE, This is 1344 bit hard disk encryption software.
- Gnu Privacy Guard
The GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) is the OpenPGP implementation of the GNU project. GnuPG is fully OpenPGP compliant, supports most of the optional features and provides some extra features. GnuPG is used as the standard encryption and signing tool of all GNU/Linux distributions.
GnuPG is freely available for GNU/Linux, nearly all other Unix systems, Microsoft Windows systems and a few other operating systems. As a GNU program it can be used commercially or non-commercially without any costs.
- The International PGP Home Page
Here you may download the latest freeware PGP version for your platform.
You mayb also want to consider using Blowfish it is a "symmetric block cipher that can be used as a drop-in replacement for DES or IDEA. It takes a variable-length key, from 32 bits to 448 bits, making it ideal for both domestic and exportable use. Blowfish was designed in 1993 by Bruce Schneier as a fast, free alternative to existing encryption algorithms. Since then it has been analyzed considerably, and it is slowly gaining acceptance as a strong encryption algorithm. Blowfish is unpatented and license-free, and is available free for all uses. "
you can learn more about it here, as well as find some shareware, freeware tools
http://www.schneier.com/blowfish-products.html
you may also want to read this;
A study of PGP 5.0's usability, which found that it was not sufficiently usable to provide effective security for most users.