Re: Bug#599753: ITP: netpgp -- PGP signing, verification, encryption and decryption program
On Mon, 11 Oct 2010, Peter Pentchev wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net>
>
> * Package name : netpgp
> Version : 20100710
> Upstream Author : Alistair Crooks <agc@NetBSD.org>,
> Ben Laurie, Rachel Willmer
> * URL : http://www.netbsd.org/
> * License : BSD
> Programming Lang: C
> Description : PGP signing, verification, encryption and decryption program
>
> The netpgp library is a BSD-licensed library for managing PGP keys.
>
> On top of the library, the netpgp command can digitally sign files and
> verify that the signatures attached to files were signed by a given
> user identifier. netpgp can also encrypt files using the public or
> private keys of users and, in the same manner, decrypt files which
> were encrypted.
>
> The netpgpkeys utility can also be used to generate a new key-pair for
> a user. This key is in two parts, the public key (which can be used
> by other people) and a private key.
Shouldn't the description mention 'OpenPGP' somewhere? s/PGP
keys/OpenPGP keys/ would be a suitable place for instance.
Cheers,
weasel
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