Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a computer program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication. It was originally created by Philip Zimmermann in 1991.
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(2009). Pretty Good Privacy (PGP). In: Li, S.Z., Jain, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73003-5_941
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