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remaining employed) to transform their workplace into a
real-life The Young and the Restless by carefully editing email, it
is entirely possible for someone with even modest skills to do
exactly that. Fortunately, the integrity provided by OpenPGP
will notify the message recipient if a message has been tam-
pered with, putting a stop to such shenanigans before they
begin.
Nonrepudiation
Nonrepudiation means that a person cannot deny signing a par-
ticular message, which is especially important in the context of
email.
For example, suppose that one day your boss receives an
email that appears to be from you, containing your resignation ...