Technical Summary
This document specifies the message formats used in OpenPGP. OpenPGP
provides encryption with public-key or symmetric cryptographic
algorithms, digital signatures, compression and key management.
This document is maintained in order to publish all necessary
information needed to develop interoperable applications based on the
OpenPGP format. It is not a step-by-step cookbook for writing an
application. It describes only the format and methods needed to
read, check, generate, and write conforming packets crossing any
network. It does not deal with storage and implementation questions.
It does, however, discuss implementation issues necessary to avoid
security flaws.
This document obsoletes: RFC 4880 (OpenPGP), RFC 5581 (Camellia in
OpenPGP) and RFC 6637 (Elliptic Curves in OpenPGP).
Working Group Summary
Was there anything in the WG process that is worth noting?
For example, was there controversy about particular points
or were there decisions where the consensus was
particularly rough?
Document Quality
Are there existing implementations of the protocol? Have a
significant number of vendors indicated their plan to
implement the specification? Are there any reviewers that
merit special mention as having done a thorough review,
e.g., one that resulted in important changes or a
conclusion that the document had no substantive issues? If
there was a MIB Doctor, Media Type, or other Expert Review,
what was its course (briefly)? In the case of a Media Type
Review, on what date was the request posted?
Personnel
The Document Shepherd for this document is Stephen Farrell. The
Responsible Area Director is Roman Danyliw.
IANA Note
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