GNU Privacy Guard
complete implementation of the OpenPGP and S/MIME standards
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Summary
GNU Privacy Guard is an encryption software[1]. It draws 2,622 Wikipedia views per month (encryption software category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Werner Koch[3]
- Instance of: privacy software[4], console application[5], software library[6], GNU package[7], free software[8]
- Maintained by: Werner Koch[9]
- Movement: free software movement[10]
- Developer: GNU Project[11]
- Copyright license: GNU General Public License v3.0 or later[12], GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3.0[13], GNU General Public License, version 2.0[14], GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1[15], Expat license[16], 3-clause BSD License[17], Spencer License 86[18], 2-clause BSD License[19], Unicode, Inc. License Agreement[20]
- Programmed in: C[21]
- Operating system: GNU/Linux[22], BSD[23], Microsoft Windows[24], macOS[25], Unix-like operating system[26], Arch Linux[27], Android[28], OpenVMS[29], RISC OS[30], IBM AIX[31], Solaris[32], HP-UX[33]
- Software version identifier: 2.1.1[34], 2.1.3[35], 2.1.4[36], 2.0.28[37], 2.1.5[38], 2.1.6[39], 2.1.9[40], 2.1.10[41], 2.0.29[42], 1.4.19[43], 1.4.20[44], 2.1.13[45], 2.1.14[46], 1.4.21[47]
Why It Matters
GNU Privacy Guard has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]