Re: A Quick Supplement

2017-07-18 Thread Robert J. Hansen
> Ah, you got me ;-) So you are a developer? In my day job I'm a developer, among other things. However, due to my taking research funding from the U.S. government in the past, I do not contribute code to either GnuPG or Enigmail. I find other, non-code, ways to help the GnuPG and Enigmail teams

Re: A Quick Supplement

2017-07-18 Thread Daniel Villarreal
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 07/18/17 08:36, Robert J. Hansen wrote: >> ... shouldn't the focus of GnuPG be on security? > > This *is* a security issue. Since you put it that way, I agree. > Some ... GnuPG use a ... "random_seed"... must not be backed up or > shared ...

How to NOT gnutar files during encryption?

2017-07-18 Thread helices
We have a simple process that has worked for thousands of files over the years: 1) Client ZIPs up a bunch of files 2) Client GPG/PGP encrypts that ZIP file 3) Client uploads that encrypted file to us 4) Our production server automatically decrypts the file 5) Our production server automatically unz

Re: Changing PINs of German bank card

2017-07-18 Thread MFPA
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On Saturday 15 July 2017 at 3:54:07 PM, in , Brad Rogers wrote:- > Card no. CVV & expiry date. Sorry, tired when I wrote that. On the shopping website, the customer keys in the long card number, the **expiry date** and the last three digits from

Re: gpg-agent/pinentry: How to verify calling application

2017-07-18 Thread Hartmut Knaack
Werner Koch schrieb am 16.07.2017 um 21:17: > On Sun, 16 Jul 2017 09:30, d...@fifthhorseman.net said: > >> I don't think there's currently any plan to do anything like this, but > > Actually this is implemented since GnuPG 2.1.19 (Debian has 2.1.18, > though) when used withwith a pinentry from Gi

[Announce] Libgcrypt 1.8.0 released

2017-07-18 Thread Werner Koch
Hello! The GnuPG Project is pleased to announce the availability of Libgcrypt version 1.8.0. This is a new stable version of Libgcrypt with full API and ABI compatibility to the 1.7 series. Its main features are support Blake-2, XTS mode, an improved RNG, and performance improvements for the ARM

Re: A Quick Supplement

2017-07-18 Thread Robert J. Hansen
> Sorry if I'm asking dumb questions Not a dumb question. > what would be wrong with sync'ing the whole gnupg directory (or the > whole user profile / home directory) with rsync/duplicity/whatever ? There are a number of lockfiles, sockets, etc., that live in the ~/.gnupg directory which shouldn

Re: A Quick Supplement

2017-07-18 Thread Andreas Heinlein
Am 18.07.2017 um 15:36 schrieb Robert J. Hansen: > >> While it would be nice if it were easier to be able to back up easily >> as you're suggesting, shouldn't the focus of GnuPG be on security? > This *is* a security issue. > > Some versions of GnuPG use a file called "random_seed", for instance. >

Re: A Quick Supplement

2017-07-18 Thread NdK
Il 18/07/2017 14:23, Daniel Villarreal ha scritto: > Have you ever asked Werner about what he thinks about "ease" of > backing up?" Security = confidentiality + integrity + availability If you're not considering availability, you only can have partial security. BYtE, Diego

Re: A Quick Supplement

2017-07-18 Thread Robert J. Hansen
> Have you ever asked Werner about what he thinks about "ease" of > backing up?" I have made these observations before, yes. > While it would be nice if it were easier to be able to back up easily > as you're suggesting, shouldn't the focus of GnuPG be on security? This *is* a security issue. S

Re: A Quick Supplement

2017-07-18 Thread Daniel Villarreal
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 07/17/17 08:54, Robert J. Hansen wrote: >> I'm not sure if Rob's routine actually backs up local >> signatures... I couldn't see anything explicit about it with a >> quick glance at the code. That's fine if you don't use local >> signatures at