Phil Zimmermann

Phil Zimmermann
Born1954[1]
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
OccupationProfessor Edit this on Wikidata
Known forCreator of Pretty Good Privacy
Awards
Websitephilzimmermann.com

Philip R. Zimmermann[2] (born 1954)[1] is an American computer scientist and cryptographer. He is the creator of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), the most widely used email encryption software in the world.[2] He is also known for his work in VoIP encryption protocols, notably ZRTP and Zfone. Zimmermann is co-founder and Chief Scientist of the global encrypted communications firm Silent Circle.

  1. ^ a b c Garfinkel, Simson (1994). PGP: Pretty Good Privacy. O'Reilly & Associates. p. 85. ISBN 0585032211. OCLC 45730291.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference philbio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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