PGP Security is proud to announce the release of PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for Windows and Macintosh! The products are available now for download from the following page: http://www.pgp.com/products/freeware/default.asp This product is for non-commerical use only and does not expire. ____________________________ ENHANCEMENTS IN THIS RELEASE 1. AES support. This release of PGP adds support for the new Advanced Encryption Standard algorithm (Rijndael). AES is the new NIST standard algorithm for the highest security with a 256-bit symmetric key size. 2. IKE Aggressive Mode support. PGPnet now supports the Aggressive Mode standard for IKE. This enables users to use usernames/passwords in combination with dynamic addresses to establish a secure VPN connection. 3. IKE Extended Authentication support. PGPnet now supports the Extended Authentication draft standard (Version 6+). This provides the ability to use legacy authentication methods such as RADIUS and SecurID when establishing VPN connections with compatible gateways. 4. Windows ME Support. PGP now supports Microsoft Windows Millenium Edition. 5. RSA 4096 support. The new RSA V4 key type now supports the full range of key sizes supported by DH/DSS keys up to 4096 bits. ____________________________ NEW FEATURES IN PGP FREEWARE * VPN * 1. Next generation client-to-client and client-to-server VPNs. PGP 7.0 includes revolutionary peer-to-peer VPN capabilities that enable truly scalable, enterprise-wide network encryption. If enabled, PGP 7.0 will attempt to communicate via IPsec whenever an IP-based connection is attempted to or from another network device. This behavior can be controlled and can be enabled only in environments that require this level of security. 2. Simple point-and-click VPN connections via PGP systray. Users can now easily connect to VPN endpoints that have been configured within PGP to require a manual connection by simply selecting the appropriate link icon in the convenient PGP systray. 3. Simultaneous protection of multiple network adapters. This release adds support for binding to and protecting multiple network adapters simultaneously (dial-up, cable modem, DSL, LAN, ISDN, etc.), providing VPN capabilities on all selected adapters. 4. Optimized VPN connection performance via new MTU path discovery capability. PGP now automatically determines the optimal packet size (MTU, Maximum Transmission Unit) for each VPN connection. This eliminates any packet fragmentation that may occur due to intermediate Internet routers that use smaller packet sizes than the user's ISP. * PGP Key and X.509 Certificate Support * 5. New RSA key format. PGP 7.0 introduces a new RSA key format that provides support for designated revoker, multiple encryption subkeys, and photo ID features. Previously these features were only available to users with Diffie-Hellman keys. PGP will continue to support users who have RSA keys in the older key format (now called the RSA Legacy key format). 6. Key reconstruction feature helps users recover from lost or forgotten passphrases. PGP 7.0 introduces a new, optional key reconstruction feature that leverages PGP's cryptographic key splitting technology to provide a secure means for users to recover their private keys. This enables users who have forgotten their PGP passphrase to regain access to their encrypted data after answering five questions whose answers only the user would know. 7. Support for using X.509 certificates for secure email. This release gives users the choice of what type of keys/certificates to use for exchanging secure email (e.g., PGP keys and/or X.509 certificates). PGP 7.0 users can also concurrently send an encrypted email to users with PGP keys as well as other users with X.509 certificates. 8. Automatic X.509 certificate lookup from LDAP directories. If the X.509 certificate of a secure email recipient is not cached locally on the senders PC, PGP can now automatically search a pre-defined list of LDAP directories for that user's certificate. Users can also use the PGPkeys application to perform manual searches of LDAP directories for X.509 certificates. 9. Support for storing and searching for PGP keys on LDAP servers. Extending support for storing PGP keys on servers, other PGP Certificate Servers, and PGP Keyservers. PGP can now store and retrieve PGP keys from any standard LDAP v2 or v3 compliant directory. 10. Silent keyring maintenance. PGP now performs automatic, unattended keyring maintenance such as key synchronization, trusted introducer updates, CRL downloading, etc. without displaying any non-critical dialog boxes. 11. PGPkeys is able to open to multiple keyrings at once. Users can now open and manage multiple keyrings at a time, thus simplifying keyring management. 12. A new automatic backup feature allows the user to automatically back up keyrings to the keyring directory or another directory when any changes are made to the keyring. PGP no longer creates a series of backups in the keyring folder. Automated keyring backup is now entirely in the user's control. * Entropy and Cryptographic Algorithms * 13. Continuous entropy collection. PGP now continuously collects random data from mouse movements and keystrokes (whether a PGP-related window is open or not), and stirs that random data into the PGP entropy pool. 14. Twofish support. PGP introduces the option of encrypting email, files and ICQ instant messages using Twofish, a relatively new, but well regarded 256-bit cipher. Twofish is one of five finalists for NIST's new Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). * Single Sign On * 15. Improved overall ease-of-use via new centralized passphrase caching. PGP 7.0 simplifies users' lives by only requiring them to enter their passphrase once to one of the many PGP components, and then the user can launch any of the other PGP modules without needing to enter their passphrase again. * Instant Messaging Plug-In * 16. PGP 7.0 secures the next generation of interpersonal communications by introducing integration with ICQ 99b, ICQ 2000a, and ICQ 2000b. Users can now safely share instant messages via PGP's world-renowned encryption and digital signature capabilities, which have been extended to this exciting platform. Users can secure all the methods of communication and data sharing capabilities of ICQ by leveraging the PGP ICQ plug-in for instant message protection and PGP's Dynamic Peer-to-Peer VPN capabilities for securing file transfer, chat, and all other direct client-to-client communications. * Email Plug-Ins * 17. Rich text support in Outlook plug-in. The PGP plug-in for Outlook 97, 98, and 2000 now supports preserving rich text formatting of digitally signed and/or encrypted messages. * Disk, File and Freespace Wiping * 18. Automatic wipe upon file delete. Users now have the option of having files automatically wiped as soon as they are deleted. On Windows systems with the Recycle Bin enabled, files are wiped once they are "emptied" from the Recycle Bin. 19. Significantly improved disk wiping time. This release incorporates new technology for wiping file slack space and disks that is significantly faster than previous versions of PGP. ___________________ SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS To install PGP on a Windows system, you must have: - - Intel Pentium 166 MHz processor or better - - Windows 95B (OSR2), Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or later, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 with Service Pack 1, or Windows Millennium Edition - - 32 MB RAM (64 MB RAM for Windows NT and 2000) - - 32 MB hard disk space If you plan to run PGPnet on the system, you must also have: - - Microsoft TCP/IP - - A compatible LAN/WAN network adapter To install PGP on a Macintosh system, you must have: - - Power Macintosh (PowerPC processor required) - - MacOS 8.6 or later - - 16 MB RAM - - 10 MB hard disk space If you plan to run PGPnet on the system, you must also have: - - Compatible LAN/WAN hardware and software