Category : System Diagnostics for your computer
Archive   : FP-217.ZIP
Filename : PGP.DOC

About PGP

We encourage the use of PGP for various purposes, including the transfer
of virus samples. This document is not intended to describe how to
install PGP or use it to encrypt files. However, PGP can also be used to
verify that the F-PROT package you receive has not been tampered with.

We use PGP to provide two types of detached signatures. One is for the
FP-xxx.ZIP package that is made available via FTP, E-mail and other means.
This signature can be obtained by doing a 'finger [email protected]'. It
is also included in the announcement we send out. Do not trust this
signature unless you obtain it from a secure source. NOTE: THIS SIGNATURE
CANNOT BE USED TO VERIFY THE INTEGRITY OF THE PACKAGE AVAILABLE AT THE
GARBO FTP SITE, AS THE FILE IS MODIFIED THERE.

The other signatures are included in the package, and are therefore less
secure, as they could be tampered with.

Assuming you have installed PGP and added my public key (included in
new_vir.doc), you can verify the files by giving a command like

pgp f-prot.asc f-prot.exe

You should then see something like this:

File has signature. Public key is required to check signature.
File 'f-prot.$00' has signature, but with no text.
Text is assumed to be in file 'f-prot.exe'.

Good signature from user "Fridrik Skulason ".