Re: USB key form-factor smart-card readers with pinpads?

2015-03-19 Thread Sam Kuper
On 13/01/2014, Peter Lebbing wrote: > On 12/01/14 00:18, Sam Kuper wrote: >> Again, perhaps I am wrong. But if I am not, then the use of OpenPGP >> cards with non-pinpad readers still makes no sense (at least, not to >> me). > > Since most readers don't filter VERI

Re: USB key form-factor smart-card readers with pinpads?

2014-01-04 Thread Sam Kuper
On 05/01/2014, Sam Kuper wrote: > In group 2 above, the smallest reader I have found online which offers > secure PIN entry is the ACR83. Hm, I've now found several mailing list and forum discussions, etc, that indicate the ACR83 is not compatible with OpenPGP cards. That's a pit

USB key form-factor smart-card readers with pinpads?

2014-01-04 Thread Sam Kuper
Dear GnuPG users, I am new to this list, so please be gentle. At some point in the coming months, I may try to obtain an OpenPGP smart card and reader. At the moment, such combinations, whether separable or combined into a single device, seem to be available in two form factors, neither of which

Re: USB key form-factor smart-card readers with pinpads?

2014-01-05 Thread Sam Kuper
On Jan 5, 2014 1:18 PM, "Werner Koch" wrote: > On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 05:02, sam.ku...@uclmail.net said: > Take care: The Omnikey does not work with free software and 2048 bit > or larger keys. Better get a Gemalto or Identive (SCM) reader. Thanks for the warning :) > > In group 2 above, the small

Re: USB key form-factor smart-card readers with pinpads?

2014-01-07 Thread Sam Kuper
Dear Werner, Thank you for your kind reply. On 06/01/2014, Werner Koch wrote: >>> The question is whether this is really helpful. Yes, it protects your >>> PIN That is helpful. No question about this part! > After a successful verification of the PIN the card allows the use of > the PSO Decry

Re: USB key form-factor smart-card readers with pinpads?

2014-01-09 Thread Sam Kuper
On 07/01/2014, Sam Kuper wrote: > On 06/01/2014, Werner Koch wrote: >>>> The question is whether this is really helpful. Yes, it protects your >>>> PIN > > That is helpful. No question about this part! Perhaps I should be clearer about why I believe it is u

Re: USB key form-factor smart-card readers with pinpads?

2014-01-11 Thread Sam Kuper
On 07/01/2014, Peter Lebbing wrote: > On 07/01/14 17:27, Werner Koch wrote: >> See the card HOWTO or try gpg --card-edit, admin, help. > > Additionally, in the OpenPGP Card 2.0.1 spec, the DO with tag C4 on page > 17, > section 7.2.2 (VERIFY) and section 7.2.8 (PSO: COMPUTE DIGITAL SIGNATURE) > al

Re: USB key form-factor smart-card readers with pinpads?

2014-01-11 Thread Sam Kuper
On Jan 9, 2014 7:16 PM, "David Tomaschik" wrote: > > if the machine you are using for crypto operations is compromised, you have > lost (at least for the operations conducted while it is compromised) Perhaps I'm wrong, but I don't entirely accept this. Surely if you are signing with a key stored

Re: USB key form-factor smart-card readers with pinpads?

2014-01-11 Thread Sam Kuper
On 11/01/2014, David Tomaschik wrote: > On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Sam Kuper wrote: >> On Jan 9, 2014 7:16 PM, "David Tomaschik" >> wrote: >> > if the machine you are using for crypto operations is compromised, you >> have lost (at least

Re: USB key form-factor smart-card readers with pinpads?

2014-01-12 Thread Sam Kuper
On Jan 12, 2014 3:52 AM, "MFPA" <2014-667rhzu3dc-lists-gro...@riseup.net> wrote: > Sam Kuper wrote: > > Yes, as I said, it could tamper with the message. But > > if it does that, then when a recipient attempts to > > verify the signature, gpg --verify will give

Re: It's 2014. Are we there yet?

2014-04-09 Thread Sam Kuper
On 09/04/2014, Kapil Aggarwal wrote: > Now, what will help drive this adoption more? > > All thoughts are very much welcome and appreciated. One possible answer: https://www.mailpile.is/faq/ I haven't tried it myself, btw. ___ Gnupg-users mailing list