Which GPG version?

2016-08-01 Thread whitey
Hello, I see that there are three versions of GnuPG available. Assuming no hardware constraints, is there any reason to choose Classic 1.4 or Stable 2.0 instead of Modern 2.1? It appears to do everything the others can and more. Whitey ___ Gnupg

Re: 1024 key with large sub key

2017-10-04 Thread Whitey
f similar to > Camellia or Brainpool - I don't see a reason for those alsorithms but if > they are needed for policy or political reasons, let's add them and > forget about it. Are those the only two in GnuPG you don't see a need for? What a

Re: Working with an Online and Offline Computer when using GnuPG - Best Practice?

2017-10-10 Thread Whitey
access and re-flashed the firmware, the controller would notice and fail > to load. > > It also has a physical write-protect switch that can prevent unwanted > writes. Since a flash drive is a read/write device, when would writes be unwanted? When should I use this? -- Whitey

Re: Breaking MIME concatenation

2018-05-18 Thread Whitey
n email privacy system. Which might explain why some Linux distros are lax about updating GnuPG. Ancient versions work o.k. for package verification. -- Whitey "To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the s