In message <9508012013.AA14958@all.net>, fc@all.net (Dr. Frederick B. Cohen) writes:
I never recommend a solution without knowing a fair amount about the specific challenge it is supposed to address. I typically start with an understanding of the general environment, the financial and/or human issues, the threat profile, the protection environment, the other dependencies and protection factors, and other factors related to the reasons for protection. Once I have this understanding, I make value judgements about how much I trust things relative to the requirement for trust and other limitations presented by the situation.
Ok. IMHO, that's a perfectly valid position. Under what circumstances do you consider pgp to be a suitable tool? Do you think there is a better tool under similar circumstances? Marc