Re: GPGme operations with subkeys

2017-08-01 Thread Robert J. Hansen
> I would like to select specific subkeys (gpgme_subkey_t) in GPGme to > perform operations (eg. gpgme_op_encrypt(...) This isn't really well-supported, and for good reason: which subkey to choose is normally viewed as a decision of the OpenPGP engine, not so much of the user. If you have a set o

GPGme operations with subkeys

2017-08-01 Thread gnupg . 20 . miller_2555
I have a couple encryption subkeys under my primary key. Each key is used for different applications (while I generally just use one subkey, the other is used when a specific application does not permit the use of that subkey). I would like to select specific subkeys (gpgme_subkey_t) in GPGme to

Re: Your Thoughts

2017-08-01 Thread Mario Figueiredo
"The researchers didn't perform an exhaustive analysis of the encryption methods devised by Alice and Bob" So there isn't much that can be said. The experiment was pretty much a game of life between the couple and Eve, with the more than predictable outcome that Eve shows signs of gaining ground r

Re: GnuPG and standard output

2017-08-01 Thread Daniel Kahn Gillmor
On Tue 2017-08-01 14:17:37 -0400, Robert J. Hansen wrote: > (If you're wondering why I'd do this, GPGME does not yet have a way to > query key prefs, and I need them for a project.) Thanks for the suggestion, i've recorded it here: https://dev.gnupg.org/T3323 > There's no security reason to dump

GnuPG and standard output

2017-08-01 Thread Robert J. Hansen
GnuPG seems to insist on writing to a console, even where it's unnecessary and counterproductive. Consider the following Python code: = #!/usr/bin/env python3 args = ["/usr/local/bin/gpg", "--edit-key", "0xb44427c7", "showpref", "quit"] result = subprocess.ru

Your Thoughts

2017-08-01 Thread da...@gbenet.com
Hi All, I was sharing thoughts on AI in Linux facebook and Sean Rickerd shared this link https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/10/google-ai-neural-network-cryptography/ David -- “See the sanity of the man! No gods, no angels, no demons, no body. Nothing of the kind.Stern, sane,ev

Re: 'sign (and cert)' or just 'cert' on a master key with subkeus

2017-08-01 Thread Gabriel Philippe
On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 1:45 PM, MFPA <2014-667rhzu3dc-lists-gro...@riseup.net> wrote: >>(...) > Shouldn't "auto-key-locate" in their gpg.conf take care of this? >> (...) > Doesn't "auto-key-retrieve" in their gpg.conf take care of this? Well, these are not defaults, hence unlikely to be defined b

Re: 'sign (and cert)' or just 'cert' on a master key with subkeus

2017-08-01 Thread MFPA
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On Monday 31 July 2017 at 10:11:16 PM, in , Gabriel Philippe wrote:- > A good practice is to define close expiration dates > for keys and > subkeys, and regularly postpone them (or renew > subkeys), which is only > possible with the "master" offl