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General Knowledge · Q27

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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 27

Q27

Who created Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)?

A.
Phil Zimmermann
Answer
B.
Tim Berners-Lee
C.
Marc Andreessen
D.
Ken Thompson

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Phil Zimmermann created the first version of PGP encryption in 1991. Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a data encryption and decryption computer program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication. PGP is often used for signing, encrypting and decrypting texts, E-mails, files, directories and whole disk partitions to increase the security of e-mail communications.