Paul Sandoz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> >Er... I heard there was some address book refactoring going on, so I
> >thought I'd float this idea.
> >
> >Why do address book entries not have a field for "Encryption key" and a
> >preference "automatically encrypt mail to this user" (enabled only when
> >we've got plug-in crypto from e.g.
> >http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22687 or (later) S/MIME.) This
> >would make it an order-of-magnitude easier for crypto to become the norm
> >rather than the exception for email, and make the world a more secure
> >place.
>
> I agree, i like the idea.
>
> I can add another attribute to the nsIAbCard
> interface, 'encryptionKey', even if its not
> implemented yet its better to change the interface
> now, if it makes sense to others on mail-news.
> (i am involved in the group that is refactoring
> the address book).
>
> My knowledge of crypto stuff is limited, but I
> presume the key data type is just a string?
>
My understanding is that there are already at least two widely-used
attributes for storing S/MIME keys in LDAP (there should really only
be one, but that's another story). It would be interesting to know if
there is any similar for PGP keys. I think that in the case of S/MIME
keys, at least, storing them in the addressbook would need to somehow
be linked with the public key database (key*.db?). Adding the .crypto
group here so that more knowledgable folks can chime in.
> It would also, just got me thinking!, be useful
> to have a URI pointing to a user's calendar for
> integration with future calendaring support.
I agree; that would be handy as well. Adding the .calendar newsgroup
to see if anyone there has thoughts.
Dan
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