Hi Matt-- On 12/17/2013 10:07 AM, Matt D wrote: > Hi! What encryption algorithm do we use in OpenPGP
OpenPGP has "algorithm agility", meaning that it's possible to use different encryption algorithms at different times in the same cryptographic framework. encrypted OpenPGP messages are generally also "hybrid" messages -- that is, the bulk of the message is encrypted with a symmetric encryption algorithm (using a random key), and that random key is encrypted to the recipient's public key using an asymmetric algorithm. If you want more details, you might be interested in the list of symmetric key algorithms: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4880#section-9.2 or possibly the asymmetric algorithms: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4880#section-9.1 Regards, --dkg
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