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When trying to create a user on the page
sourceforge.net/user/registration I get the message "System Error
[F37236]". Not even Google knows what that means, so now I'll
try this mailing list instead.

Something changed with the recent release of Gpg4win 2.2.2 and its
corresponding Enigmail 1.7.2. Perhaps it should get fixed in Enigmail
or perhaps it should get fixed in Gpg4win. I'd like to hear your opinion!

To reproduce:
Use Windows Vista, 7 or 8. Install Mozilla Thunderbird. Add Enigmail.
Run the Setup Wizard. Choose a strong password and use a password
manager so you can copy and paste the password. Continue the setup, and
when you are saving your revocation certificate, you are asked to retype
your password. Try to paste in your password.

It's impossible!

You could do that in Gpg4win 2.2.1 and prior versions, but no more. You
can copy and paste when you choose your say 50 character completely
random password, but as soon as you need to use it, you need to type it
manually. Doing so with a really strong password is EXTREMELY difficult
and time consuming!

So password managers can no longer be used. And as a consequence, users
are forces to chose passwords that are weak enough that they can
remember them and type they in manually. This weakens the protection
provided by the password.

What do you think? Is this a bug or has it for some reason been done
deliberately? Can the issue be address in Enigmail or in Gpg4win?


- -- 
Kind regards
Anders
www.PrivacyDefence.org

Public key:
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