Not exactly similar. 3301 is much more advanced thing done by specialists, and Q isn't such one or doesn't cared about security and credibility too much.

Cicada used a PGP code which -- not being a computer genius -- I understand to be like a trip code.

Is like comparing old WW2 "Jeep" Willys to modern Abrams. Sorry Q if you read it... And it is why: PGP is not kind of hash but it is based on asymetric key cryptography.It is NOT dependant on external webpage and NOT being only 56 bit. This 56 bit "security" of tripcode is like your router easy to hack daily (more secure if you use webpage salt,but I don't know were Q salting it or not).You don't need quantum computer for that 56 bit hash. It was better than nothing and socially acceptable in chan-like forums to use it that,but it proves he rather is not NSA insider.Trump insider - possible. Or this man/women was/is a bit lazy or don't cares about proving authenticity so much... PGP using RSA1024 is considered too obsolete by the way so RSA4096 is used for protection of things being AES-128 like. I don't remember if in those new version of GPG you have removen the limit to 4096 or you have to look for patch on github to make it RSA16384 heh. Anyway it is only signing, if I were sending the files i would use old good working forks of truecrypt file containers.

Not exactly similar. 3301 is much more advanced thing done by specialists, and Q isn't such one or doesn't cared about security and credibility too much.

Cicada used a PGP code which -- not being a computer genius -- I understand to be like a trip code.

Is like comparing old WW2 "Jeep" Willys to modern Abrams. Sorry Q if you read it... And it is why: PGP is not kind of hash but it is based on asymetric key cryptography.It is NOT dependant on external webpage and NOT being only 56 bit. This 56 bit "security" of tripcode is like your router easy to hack daily (more secure if you use webpage salt,but I don't know were Q salting it or not).You don't need quantum computer for that 56 bit hash. It was better than nothing and socially acceptable in chan-like forums to use it that,but it proves he rather is not NSA insider.Trump insider - possible. Or this man/women was/is a bit lazy or don't cares about proving authenticity so much... PGP using RSA1024 is considered too obsolete by the way so RSA4096 is used for protection of things being AES-128 like. I don't remember if in those new version of GPG you have removen the limit to 4096 or you have to look for patch on github to make it RSA16384 heh. Anyway it is only signing, if I were sending the files i would use old working forks of truecrypt.

Not exactly similar. 3301 is much more advanced thing done by specialists, and Q isn't such one or doesn't cared about security and credibility too much.

Cicada used a PGP code which -- not being a computer genius -- I understand to be like a trip code. Is like comparing old WW2 "Jeep" Willys to modern Abrams. Sorry Q if you read it... And it is why: PGP is not kind of hash but it is based on asymetric key cryptography.It is NOT dependant on external webpage and NOT being only 56 bit. This 56 bit "security" of tripcode is like your router easy to hack daily (more secure if you use webpage salt,but I don't know were Q salting it or not).You don't need quantum computer for that 56 bit hash. It was better than nothing and socially acceptable in chan-like forums to use it that,but it proves he rather is not NSA insider.Trump insider - possible. Or this man/women was/is a bit lazy or don't cares about proving authenticity so much... PGP using RSA1024 is considered too obsolete by the way so RSA4096 is used for protection of things being AES-128 like. I don't remember if in those new version of GPG you have removen the limit to 4096 or you have to look for patch on github to make it RSA16384 heh. Anyway it is only signing, if I were sending the files i would use old working forks of truecrypt.

Not exactly similar. 3301 is much more advanced thing done by specialists, and Q isn't such one or doesn't cared about security and credibility too much.

Cicada used a PGP code which -- not being a computer genius -- I understand to be like a trip code.

Is like comparing old WW2 "Jeep" Willys to modern Abrams. Sorry Q if you read it...

And it is why: PGP is not kind of hash but it is based on asymetric key cryptography.It is NOT dependant on external webpage and NOT being only 56 bit. This 56 bit "security" is like your router easy to hack daily (more secure if you use webpage salt,but I don't know were Q salting it or not).You don't need quantum computer for that 56 bit hash. It was better than nothing and socially acceptable in chan-like forums to use it that,but it proves he rather is not NSA insider.Trump insider - possible. Or this man/women was/is a bit lazy or don't cares about proving authenticity so much...

PGP using RSA1024 is considered too obsolete by the way so RSA4096 is used for protection of things being AES-128 like. I don't remember if in those new version of GPG you have removen the limit to 4096 or you have to look for patch on github to make it RSA16384 heh.

Anyway it is only signing, if I were sending the files i would use old working forks of truecrypt.