Re: [arch-general] Tbird 78.2 enable Master Password of GPG keys stored in profile unencrypted
Le 16 septembre 2020 17:42:42 GMT+04:00, Severus a écrit : > > >On 9/16/20 15:46, Archange via arch-general wrote: >> Le 16/09/2020 à 12:41, David C. Rankin a écrit : >>> All, >>> >>> Just a heads up. SuSE has been doing work with Thunderbird 78.2 trying to >>> prepare for a move to it with the openPGP replacement for Enigmail. One >>> issue >>> that has come from that is the realization that unless you enable a Master >>> Password for thunderbird passwords, once you import your GPG keys, they will >>> be stored unencrypted in your thunderbird profile. If you have never set a >>> mater password for thunderbird before (I haven't), it looks like that will >>> be >>> required with 78.2 hits. >> >> Or just keep using GnuPG for private key handling, which is what I will >> be doing. >> >> Regards, >> Archange >> >Would it be backported with security patches if we did not upgrade to >78 series? What would be backported? I’m saying that even with Thunderbird 78, I’ll keep using GnuPG for private key handling since this is thanksfully supported. Regards, Archange
Re: [arch-general] Tbird 78.2 enable Master Password of GPG keys stored in profile unencrypted
On 9/16/20 15:46, Archange via arch-general wrote: > Le 16/09/2020 à 12:41, David C. Rankin a écrit : >> All, >> >> Just a heads up. SuSE has been doing work with Thunderbird 78.2 trying to >> prepare for a move to it with the openPGP replacement for Enigmail. One issue >> that has come from that is the realization that unless you enable a Master >> Password for thunderbird passwords, once you import your GPG keys, they will >> be stored unencrypted in your thunderbird profile. If you have never set a >> mater password for thunderbird before (I haven't), it looks like that will be >> required with 78.2 hits. > > Or just keep using GnuPG for private key handling, which is what I will > be doing. > > Regards, > Archange > Would it be backported with security patches if we did not upgrade to 78 series? signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [arch-general] Tbird 78.2 enable Master Password of GPG keys stored in profile unencrypted
Le 16/09/2020 à 12:41, David C. Rankin a écrit : > All, > > Just a heads up. SuSE has been doing work with Thunderbird 78.2 trying to > prepare for a move to it with the openPGP replacement for Enigmail. One issue > that has come from that is the realization that unless you enable a Master > Password for thunderbird passwords, once you import your GPG keys, they will > be stored unencrypted in your thunderbird profile. If you have never set a > mater password for thunderbird before (I haven't), it looks like that will be > required with 78.2 hits. Or just keep using GnuPG for private key handling, which is what I will be doing. Regards, Archange
