Archaic PGP usage

2015-07-23 Thread A.T. Leibson
I know this list doesn't deal with PGP, but since no else does either any more, it seems like the best place to start. I'm very interested in the history of cryptographic implementations. I recently noticed that John Young of Cryptome uses PGP 2.6.1, which struck me as odd. He's an old-timer, so I

Teaching GnuPG to noobs

2015-06-16 Thread A.T. Leibson
Hi everyone, What has your experience been teaching inexperienced users how to use GnuPG properly? What are common pitfalls on the part of the instructor? What aspects are the most challenging for new users to understand? Lastly, what's your favorite noob-friendly guide, and why? Thanks, Adamh