What is everyones opinion of the best encryption software forthe Mac? Frederic Halper fhalper@pilot.njin.net
MacPGP, available by anonymous ftp from the soda.berkeley.edu site, is the only one I know of using public key methods, and hence the only one of real interest to Cypherpunks. Commerical products (like the various "Kent Marsh" products) are mostly DES-or-weaker and are oriented toward local file protection. (MacPGP will do that, too, of course). About six or seven years ago I bought "Sentinel," from SuperMac, and used it a few times. The problems were obvious: lack of other users (so my friends couldn't receive or send), and the symmetric cipher nature (we had to share keys for a message). Public key systems based on PGP have solved both problems (though problems of convenience remain). --Tim May -- .......................................................................... Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@netcom.com | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero 408-688-5409 | knowledge, reputations, information markets, W.A.S.T.E.: Aptos, CA | black markets, collapse of governments. Higher Power: 2^859433 | Public Key: PGP and MailSafe available. "National borders are just speed bumps on the information superhighway."