Hello Wilfred!
** On Saturday 29.01.22 - 17:24, you wrote to me:
AA>> However, it is somewhat astonishing that SHA-1 was/is
AA>> even used in the design.
WvV> Indeed. Which makes you question if they made other
WvV> mistakes.
Or.. purposeful compromises based on poor judgment.
AA>> In Safester, the decoded hash would reveal the
AA>> passphrase, but the decrypting of the messages would be
AA>> useless without the user's key which would reside in the
AA>> local Safester prog or app.
WvV> Well if your life depended on it, would you rather use
WvV> Safester or Opengpg?
Every email doesn't need to originate on the basis that my life
depended on it. But I get your point. A journalist or a
reporter communicating a breaking story may like to steer away
from Safester, that's for sure.
WvV> The biggest drawback to me is you depend on a commercial
WvV> company for your secure mail. What if someone pays them a
WvV> big sum for being able to eavesdrop on your
WvV> conversations, will they make a backdoor? What if they go
WvV> bankrupt? Is your mail lost forever?
The backdoor matter is pretty cool. It would seem unethical,
but it's not unlike a locksmith's ability to unlock any door he
wants with a manufacturer's master key and get into your house.
Re: Bankrupt... all messages would certainly be *poof*. In
that case, Protonmail, Startmail, Tutona would also fit in that
category. But those 3 seem to offer pop/smtp options inorder to
pull your mail off the servers.
However, Safester still seems like a good way to get people who
are opengpg-illiterate accustomed to appreciating private mail.
I am surprised how difficult it is to accomodate private mail
in iOS! There are some free opengpg apps that come close to
working well, but those have been a frustrating experience for
a friend of mine. There is one app that he agreed to try (after
I sent him a $25 creditcard giftcard) for 1.99USD. ipgmail.
That one finally proved to be better than any of the free ones.
He's also testing Safester for a while longer too.
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