OpenPGP Processor features
OpenPGP is a cryptography system which supports uniform password-based and public-key encryption, signing and compression of data including files and e-mail.
The function of OpenPGPBlackbox is to provide all security services, such as encryption, signing, key generation and management, in compliance to OpenPGP specification.
PGP® is a registered trademark of PGP Corporation
OpenPGP Processor contains the following features:
- complete set of encryption, signing, compression and armoring operations;
- compatibility with all PGP versions on the market starting from PGP 2.6 and up to PGP 9.x, GnuPG and alternative implementations
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- stream-based processing, which lets you handle huge amounts of data without significant memory requirements
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- private and experimental OpenPGP packets
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- key length from 512 to 16384 bytes
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- RSA, DSA (DSS), DSA 2, Elgamal public key algorithms
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- encryption using AES 128-256, CAST5, Triple DES (3DES), Blowfish, Twofish
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- integrity checking using RIPEMD160, SHA 512, SHA 384, SHA 256, SHA1, MD5 algorithms
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- BZip2, ZLib and Zip compression
Asynchronous operation mode, on the other hand, gives you flexibility and complete control over your application communications.
Synchronous operation mode gives you a linear programming approach without complicated callback functions. This approach saves your development time and reduces the number of errors. Simple SecureBlackbox components can be used for reliable data transfer no matter what type of proxy or firewall is used to protect the network. You can process huge files and not be bound by restrictions of 32-bit environments. This feature works on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems without any limitations. Cryptographic hardware gains more and more popularity every day. If your software deals with X.509 certificates or PKI in general (RSA keys etc.), it is time to support cryptocards and USB tokens. SecureBlackbox was written from the ground up by EldoS Corporation developers. It doesn't use third-party code to implement its cryptographic functions. This means that you are not bound by CryptoAPI or OpenSSL version when you need to use certain algorithm.At the same time it's possible to plug third-party security libraries and hardware modules by utilizing the pluggable architecture of SecureBlackbox. No royalties means the licensing procedure which is clear and easy to understand and manage. Pay for the license once and use it for development and deployment with no other payments. We provide free technical support via web-based Forum and HelpDesk. Support is available for everyone, and the requests from clients who purchased a license are given priority. Also you can use our extensive knowledgebase. With OpenPGP Processor you can be sure that you can exchange data with any OpenPGP-compatible implementation that the other party uses. PGP 9 introduced the feature of placing multiple files into one encrypted or signed PGP file. This is done by placing all files to TAR archive and then encrypting or signing this TAR archive.
OpenPGP Processor can create such files itself and it is also capable of processing the PGP files with multiple files inside.
Stream-based processing lets you process really huge files and not be bound by restrictions of 32-bit environments. This feature works on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems without any limitations. OpenPGP Processor goes several steps beyond the current standard. We support the features, offered by the latest drafts of OpenPGP specification. OpenPGP Processor supports the keys of any length, used in modern computing. If you need more strength, you can generate and use 4096-bit keys without problems. With the wide choice of encryption, authentication and digital signature algorithms supported by OpenPGP Processor, you will be able to meet the security requirements and get compatibility with the wide choice of differently configured software. Originally PGP infrastructure was built as a distributed alternative to PKI. OpenPGP Processor takes the best of two worlds and offers you the ways to use both PGP and PKI depending on your needs. You can even combine them together by using X.509 certificates for OpenPGP ioerations. With SecureBlackbox you can create, manage and convert OpenPGP keys without the need for external key management software.