Pgp encryption, Computer Network Security

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Produce a short report of your experiences in installing and using PGP. The report should be written in the form of a journal that contains at least the following items:

  • A description of your experience in installing PGP on your machine. Include the date of installation, and any difficulties that you encountered.
  • The date on which you submitted your public key to your instructor, noting any difficulties encountered.
  • The date on which your public key, signed by your instructor, appeared on the PGP Key Server in the Conference area.
  • Exchange a PGP encrypted and signed message with your instructor. Document in your report the date(s) of the exchange, along with a brief description of how it went (difficulties experienced, etc.)
  • Exchange the following messages with at least three (3) different students:
    • An unencrypted, PGP signed message
    • A PGP encrypted, but unsigned message
    • A PGP encrypted and signed message

Show in your report the dates of each of these exchanges, along with a description of any difficulties encountered or other observations.

  • Try a PGP experiment of your own invention to test the capabilities of PGP. Write a paragraph or two describing your experiment, and what you learned from it.
  • Conclude with a brief summary of PGP, in particular, its strengths and weaknesses based on your experience with it.

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