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Heiko, we should elaborate a bit on why here Heiko, we should elaborate a bit on why here
arguments:
- standardized cryptographic system
- long history, broard support
- lately: many high-quality, modern, library implementations (in the past there were no good ways to integrate openpgp into applications)
- the new version of the standard is almost ready, defining a modernized version 6 of the protocol
- all of this together: it's now easier than ever to add openpgp functionality to applications, and the updated standard brings the cryptographic building blocks up to the state of the art
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This document is not intended for end-users. It is also not for implementers of OpenPGP libraries (or other software that directly handles internal OpenPGP data structures). This document is not intended for end-users. It is also not for implementers of OpenPGP libraries (or other software that directly handles internal OpenPGP data structures).