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Subject:    [Tails-dev] Symmetric OpenPGP encryption and removing FireGPG -	middle term, UI
From:       alan () boum ! org (alan at boum ! org)
Date:       2011-12-05 21:19:19
Message-ID: qjDgr7BTk9TtzsOjK4R3dyQUpEwW6pwr () alan-schleuder
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Hi,

> From: intrigeri <intrigeri at boum.org>
> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:49:01 +0100
> 
> Hi,
> 
[...]
> 
> The home-grown applet now features:
> 
>   - symmetrically *encrypt* clipboard content
>   - *decrypt* clipboard content (regardless of the kind of OpenPGP
>     encryption)
>   - status icon and action menu change depending on the content of the
>     clipboard(s), the same way as the Seahorse applet does
> 
Nice.

> Missing features wrt. the Seahorse + FireGPG combo:
> 
>   - asymmetric (i.e. public key) encryption
>   - signature verification
>   - import key (covered by other parts of the Seahorse UI, though)
> 
> I tend to think the current state of things is good enough to be
> shipped in Tails. I hope the vast majority of asymmetric OpenPGP users
> could/should use a MUA rather than FireGPG / Seahorse applet.
> I'd rather keep this home-grown applet simple and stupid, and not dive
> into the mess that is "presenting possible encryption keys and
> deciding which one should be the preferred one for a given recipient".
> 
I already used asymetric encryption inside webmail in Tails, but I'm
probably not acting as the majority of Tails users? So if such a
functionnality already existed, I would like that we ship it, but it's
probably not worth writing it.

> On the other hand, I'm a bit more doubtful about verifying the
> clipboard content. If there's enough push in favor of it, I'll add it.
> 
On the other hand, I would push in favor of including verification
feature.

Cheers,

Alan


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