Some entity, AKA John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
wrote this mindboggling stuff:
(selectively-snipped-or-not-p)
>> BUT , have you thought about why you used encryption in the first
>> place...
>
> He didn't. The sender did,
Yes, but why ? the receipient must have given his public key
to achieve that, so if one doe not care about it why have a key in the
first place ?
>> ...storing it in clear defies any logic to use any encrypotion at all.
> Perhaps his threat model is such that local access is not a concern.
subpoena's ? I rest my case ... ;-)
(better not keep even the crypted version on any disk too)
> A "permanently decrypt" command would be very convenient, though it should
> never be the default.
Agreed !
But storing in clear-text is allready possible, which needs a consious
decision and action to do so.
Cor
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