Create a specification that permits encrypting and/or authenticating MIME data.
Defines a format for the MIME data, the algorithms that must be used for interoperability,certificate structure.
Make NO technical compromices based on any government or legistrative policies.
Allows for limited backward compatibility with previous released version.
Any required algorithms with be strong, freely available and "unencuberered", other algorithm allowed.
Interoperability using "strong" algothms with the ability to negotiate and communicate atr any key length is permissible since the pgp certificate must be obtained in advance.