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Often also referred to as Open Source Software (OSS).

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http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/6/6928/1.html

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Depending on the software version of Adele, it may look differently. It's translated from German.

(5)

Here we use RSA as an example, since it is easier to understand than the ElGamal algorithm, which is used as a pre-setting to GnuPG.

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RSA is actually optional since due to patent reasons the ElGamal algorithm, which is based on the more difficult to explain problem of discrete logarithm, is used as the standard.

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http://www.thunderbird-mail.de/wiki/Enigmail_OpenPGP

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This is not an official method, but it still works with all current GnuPG versions.

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