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PGP Creator's Zfone Encrypts VoIP

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the so-stupid-easy-i-can-use-it dept.

Philip Zimmermann, creator of PGP wrote in to tell me about Zfone, his new system for encrypting any SIP VoIP voice stream. His first release is Mac & Linux only. I tested it with him using Gizmo as our client and it was pretty trivial to use. While it should work on most any SIP compatible VoIP client, he hopes that clients like OpenWengo and Gizmo will incorporate Zfone directly into the UI. Zfone has no centralization, and has been submitted to the IETF. He hasn't yet determined a license, but he believes strongly in releasing source code for all encryption products. A windows client is forthcoming.

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  1. typo by Yahweh+Doesn't+Exist · · Score: 5, Funny

    >His first release is Mac & Linux only.

    you misspelled Windows.

    oh... that makes a refreshing change.

  2. Phil and Jon by MDMurphy · · Score: 4, Funny

    For some reason I got to thinking about Phill Zimmerman and DVD John [Johansen]. Both seem to pop up now and then and give us all reasons to smile.

    Hmm... I wonder if Phil could come up with security that Jon couldn't find a way around?

  3. Ob. Simpsons Ref by magefile · · Score: 5, Funny

    Could Phil microwave a burrito so hot even Jon couldn't eat it?

  4. Re:It would also.. by ozmanjusri · · Score: 4, Funny
    Hence we are back to stenography.

    Is that shorthand for steganography?

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