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diff --git a/news/pgpmoose/pkg-descr b/news/pgpmoose/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..662b47d17600 --- /dev/null +++ b/news/pgpmoose/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +PGP Moose +========= +by Greg Rose <ggr@usenix.org> + +The aim of this software is to monitor the news +postings of moderators of USENET newsgroups, and to +automatically cancel forged messages purporting to +be approved. This can be extended to the approvals +of individual users to automatically cancel messages +that appear without having been authorised by the +user. This has (obviously) been prompted by the +recent spammings and other events. + +This software and protocol is designed around +cryptographic signatures. The protocol is designed +to allow the use of different signature techniques. +This implemention assumes the use of PGP signatures, +but can be easily modified to use others, such as +the Digital Signature Standard. PGP was chosen for +its widespread availability around the world. + +PGP, the crux of the cryptographic software, was +written by Phil Zimmermann <prz@acm.org>, who +otherwise has nothing to do with this. The +cryptographic framework was written by Greg Rose +<ggr@usenix.org>, as were the INN news system +hooks. |