On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 07:11:49PM -0700, Gregory Maxwell wrote: > On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 6:56 PM, Kate Krauss <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's really easy to use these tools if you already know how to do it. > > I've been using PGP since 1994, if not earlier. In more recent times
1998, here. > it's become a regular part of my workflow in discussing security > critical bugs. I am a programmer and a computing expert. I use gnupg daily. > I do not consider the tools easy to use at all ... I routinely, and frequently, still get bitten by design bugs, implementation bugs, and UI bugs which continue to make the PGP ecosystem effectively unusable. I cannot recommend PGP for routine use to anyone outside of the security community, and I don't think I know anyone who has used it consistently for more than 2 years without encountering a serious data/comms loss due to PGP bugs or gotchas. -andy -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at [email protected] or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
