tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post358265211354305936..comments2023-12-11T08:49:46.305+00:00Comments on Dizzy Thinks: Encryption but only on our terms?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-28878069028391561872009-03-12T15:00:00.000+00:002009-03-12T15:00:00.000+00:00PGPNet was part of the full suite last time I boug...PGPNet was part of the full suite last time I bought a copy - as was their disk encryption product. <BR/><BR/>It is also reasonable that the support org won't try to "discuss" issues with 3rd party vendors - you could make a fairly large rod for your own back by doing that, and even a fairly generous admin will only say "prove to me it won't cause us additional support overhead" when discussing non-supported packages being added to supported laptops by non-technical users.<BR/><BR/>perhaps it could be retabled as "can I use GPG4WIN?" :)Dave Howehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03174959058934043689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-17504205857202180752009-03-09T09:09:00.000+00:002009-03-09T09:09:00.000+00:00I fail to understand the problem. PGP is an encryp...I fail to understand the problem. PGP is an encryption tool - it essentially scrambles the data part of a message. The transport data is left "in clear".<BR/>VPN is a transport mechanism, which is transparent to the data content. To the VPN, data is nothing but a byte stream, between preamble and postamble data. <BR/><BR/>This smacks of political intervention rather than technical<BR/>difficulty. Even more so, if you consider that the Govt has not made any attempt to discuss the problem with PGP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-78585252245972028552009-03-05T00:36:00.000+00:002009-03-05T00:36:00.000+00:00It is always difficult to do customer support by l...It is always difficult to do customer support by long distance, and especially difficult when the problem report is coming in through a news story. PGP is established, long-standing technology. We use it with VPNs ourselves, as do millions of customers including a large number in the UK government. We firmly believe that this is an issue that can be solved with a support call or a short support visit.<BR/><BR/>We are committed to helping all of our customers resolve their configuration issues. We look forward to talking to PICT or any other PGP user to resolve any deployment issues and use PGP effectively in their environment. We welcome PICT or anyone else to contact PGP Corporation's technical support directly, or to contact me personally and I will direct the appropriate people to resolve this issue.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>Jon Callas, CTO and CSO, PGP CorporationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-50499554122419666892009-03-03T21:20:00.000+00:002009-03-03T21:20:00.000+00:00Hahahaha - just look up Clipper chip on Wikipedia ...Hahahaha - just look up <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipper_chip" REL="nofollow">Clipper chip</A> on Wikipedia or elsewhere, and I think you will see where this is headed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-38898954505126776472009-03-03T16:59:00.000+00:002009-03-03T16:59:00.000+00:00Like you I am very suspicious. Given the increasin...Like you I am very suspicious. Given the increasingly heavy handed action of Mr Plod and his mates I would hope that all opposition MP's encrypt their files to the maximum extent permitted by law. <BR/><BR/>Dizzy perhaps you could run a course to show them how to do it as a public service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-54756952289993099512009-03-03T13:18:00.000+00:002009-03-03T13:18:00.000+00:00Come on the Parliamentary authorities are hardly g...Come on the Parliamentary authorities are hardly going to let the honourable members keep secrets from the Labour government are they. I do like the idea of using privacy software issued by Parliament, sounds both insecure and probably prone to failure.Not a sheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123293202225008273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-50300105623559660442009-03-03T10:40:00.000+00:002009-03-03T10:40:00.000+00:00I would suggest this identifies how deep Labours' ...I would suggest this identifies how deep Labours' control freakery reaches. For Parliamentary Authorities read Snotty's Stazi.Oldrightiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192587284458430556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-25686104933966718212009-03-03T10:29:00.000+00:002009-03-03T10:29:00.000+00:00Well, possibly. Or the support mob might be thinki...Well, possibly. Or the support mob might be thinking of the optional PGP VPN client rather than the base file/disk encryption stuff.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10534902452084631149noreply@blogger.com