# What is PGP? Where can I get more info?

What is <span class="caps">PGP</span>?

<span class="caps">PGP</span> (“Pretty Good Privacy”) is a powerful, free crypto package. <span class="caps">PGP</span> lets people exchange files in a private, encrypted format, and also provides message authentication (to an extent).

If you have an encryption key for sending and receiving email, you can publish the public key for it in the <span class="caps">UCLA</span> key directory at:  
[http://keys.ucla.edu/vkd/GetUploadKeyScreen.event](http://keys.ucla.edu/vkd/GetUploadKeyScreen.event)

For discussion of <span class="caps">PGP</span>, see the newsgroup alt.security.pgp. A <span class="caps">FAQ</span> is also available for this newsgroup at:   
[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/pgp-faq/](http://www.faqs.org/faqs/pgp-faq/)

The Electronic Privacy Information Center is a good resource on privacy issues. Visit the <span class="caps">EPIC</span> Online Guide to Privacy Resources web site at:   
[http://www.epic.org/privacy/privacy\_resources\_faq.html](http://www.epic.org/privacy/privacy_resources_faq.html)

The <span class="caps">PGP</span> commercial product is available at:   
[http://www.pgp.com/](http://www.pgp.com/)

The open source equivalent of <span class="caps">PGP</span>, GnuPG, is available at:   
[http://www.gnupg.org/](http://www.gnupg.org/)