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"Top 10 Reasons: Why PGP Corporation?"
This PGP White Paper describes what questions to ask when selecting an encryption vendor, including the top 10 qualifications to look for as well as potential problems if a vendor does not meet these requirements. The paper also outlines what differentiates PGP Corporation from other security, secure-messaging, and encryption vendors.

Download the "Top 10 Reasons: Why PGP Corporation?" white paper [PDF: 72KB]

"The PGP Global Directory"
Just as the public PGP Keyserver was operated as a free service, the PGP Global Directory will continue to be offered as a free service to the PGP global community. The PGP Global Directory will offer many new features and benefits. It also addresses some longstanding issues with the legacy public PGP Keyserver as well as with the design of keyservers in general. This PGP White Paper details the features and benefits of the PGP Global Directory as well as how to participate.

Download "The PGP Global Directory" white paper [PDF: 247KB]

"Encrypting Business Transactions with PGP Command Line"
Learn the risks and opportunities of business-to-business communications and how these critical transactions can be protected with PGP Command Line. This white paper focuses on:

  • The evolution of business-to-business communications on the Internet
  • Key risks of unsecured business-to-business transactions
  • Introduction to PGP Command Line
  • Use cases of automated, authenticated, and encrypted transactions with PGP Command Line
  • Future trends in secured business communications

Download the "Encrypting Business Transactions with PGP Command Line" white paper [PDF: 259KB] or view the webcast (Registration required)

"The Dawn of Pervasive Encryption"
Jon Callas, CTO & CSO for PGP Corporation, explains PGP Corporation's new approach to encrypting data: transforming encryption from a manual function performed by an individual to a network service for all users. He provides insight into how this transparent and automatic solution, PGP Universal, will change the way organizations provide secure communications both inside and outside the enterprise.

Download "The Dawn of Pervasive Encryption" white paper [PDF: 699KB]

"PGP Universal Overview"
This white paper provides an overview of how PGP Universal secures up to 100 percent of email entering and leaving the organization as well as all intra-company messages. It also details key PGP Universal features:

  • PGP Universal Server
  • PGP Universal Satellite
  • PGP Universal Web Messenger

Download the "PGP Universal Overview" white paper [PDF: 1.01MB] (Registration required)

"Inside PGP Key Reconstruction"
One of the most common problems with a large-scale PGP deployment is that users sometimes forget their passphrases or even lose their private keys. This leads to help desk calls that can be costly for an organization. Over the years, PGP Corporation has taken several major steps to deal with this problem. Various pieces of the PGP solution when factored together present a solid front against this problem, including use of split-key ADKs for data recovery, automatic binding of designated revokers to keys upon generation, and now key reconstruction.

Download the "Inside PGP Key Reconstruction" white paper [PDF: 457KB]

"Introduction to Cryptography"
This guide is useful to anyone interested in knowing the basics of cryptography. The first chapter explains the terminology and technology encountered by anyone using PGP products and provides a basis on which to begin working with cryptography. The second chapter was written by Phil Zimmermann, creator of the original PGP solution, and looks at the issues and challenges endemic to any security system.

Download the "Introduction to Cryptography" white paper [PDF: 773KB]

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