[48595] in Cypherpunks
PGP Shell Integrity
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael E. Carboy)
Tue Jan 30 01:28:59 1996
From: "Michael E. Carboy" <carboy@hooked.net>
To: "cypherpunks@toad.com" <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 22:13:28 -0800
Greetings All,
Firstly, if this is viewed as "Noise" rather than "Signal", please =
accept my apologies.
The matter at hand concerns my concern over my inability to check the =
"integrity" of a PGP windoze shell written by Michael R. Lyman at Aegis =
Research Corp.
I worry that since the shell has access to my secret ring that it might =
be sending it somewhere without my knowledge. The freeware was, =
according to Mr.Lyman, developed "Project Manager, Forward Air Missile =
Defense, United States Army Missile Command". That gvt. affiliation =
gives me considerable pause as regards back doors and other ways my =
secret ring and pass phrase could be compromised.
Does anyone have any familiarity with this freeware? I do not think I =
am being paranoid.. just careful. Lastly, if I am not a programmer, =
what sort of inspection can I perform on the software to make sure it is =
not "bugged"?
Thanks for your thoughts.... and sorry to have disturbed those who see =
this post as noise
Kind regards,
Michael E. Carboy
carboy@hooked.net
finger for PGP pub key
