-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 David Shaw wrote: > On Mon, Jun 27, 2005 at 11:16:47AM +0000, Charly Avital wrote: > > >> when a message processed ... is decrypted using GnuPG (e.g. by command >> line) the verbose gpg output contains a line reading: gpg: NOTE: sender >> requested "for-your-eyes-only" >> >> Is this line intended for the recipient's information only, or is there >> a way the recipient can actually view the decrypted/verified text in a >> secure viewer mode? I apologize if this a repetition of my previous >> question. > I am a newbie at this, but I do not see how it is possible to impliment this. While I suppose it might be possible to make an e-mail user agent (such as mutt) decrypt GPG | PGP e-mail and display it on a user's screen, and disable any ability to save the decrypted mail with the mail user agent, I do not see how it would be possible to stop the reader (i.e., the person, not the program) from copying and pasting that decrypted email; e.g., by pressing a save-screen button, or by simply copying and pasting with the mouse. In other words, even if the software were trustworthy, you are still at the mercy of the wisdom and intelligence and trustworthyness of the person receiving it.
So you really must trust, in addition to the GPG programs, the user, and that is pretty difficult, IMAO, except in certain situations. - -- .~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642. /V\ PGP-Key: 9A2FC99A Registered Machine 241939. /( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org ^^-^^ 07:20:00 up 13 days, 1:10, 3 users, load average: 4.33, 4.28, 4.13 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFCwTPbPtu2XpovyZoRAvSfAKDVu+LOOAQrbV26odgAzSkDFYaqWACePBcf d1erwCgMVlLXFyzrg+HsCaU= =MJv/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
