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May 6[edit]

GnuPG v1[edit]

Is GnuPG v1 still safe?--2A02:908:422:9760:0:0:0:D631 (talk) 05:08, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.gnupg.org/download/ proposes to download 1.4 with the comment GnuPG 1.4 is the old, single binary version which still support the unsafe PGP-2 keys. This branch has no dependencies on the above listed libraries or the Pinentry. However, it lacks many modern features and will receive only important updates.

So, definitely don’t use the PGP-2 keys (unless you have read and understood all of International_Data_Encryption_Algorithm#Security, which I have not). Other than that, the absence of any other mention is weak evidence for the absence of any other significant vulnerability. Tigraan^{Click here for my talk page ("private" contact)} 08:42, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]