PGP creator cooks up Net phone protection

Iria · Jul 27, 2005, 12:45 AM

Phil Zimmermann hopes that his secure Net phone-calling efforts will be as successful as his Pretty Good Privacy e-mail encryption program.

Zimmermann has developed a prototype of an Internet telephony application that encrypts calls to prevent eavesdropping. He plans to unveil the prototype on Thursday at the Black Hat Briefings security industry conference in Las Vegas.

"I am revealing this now because I want to help shape the direction of secure VoIP," Zimmermann said in an interview. VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol, the technology used to enable people to make phone calls using an Internet connection.
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Jul 27, 2005, 12:45 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	PGP creator cooks up Net phone protection Phil Zimmermann hopes that his secure Net phone-calling efforts will be as successful as his Pretty Good Privacy e-mail encryption program. Zimmermann has developed a prototype of an Internet telephony application that encrypts calls to prevent eavesdropping. He plans to unveil the prototype on Thursday at the Black Hat Briefings security industry conference in Las Vegas. "I am revealing this now because I want to help shape the direction of secure VoIP," Zimmermann said in an interview. VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol, the technology used to enable people to make phone calls using an Internet connection. ___________ Read More / Source: ZDNet