On 23/03/13 04:16, Ileana wrote:
I am curious if there is a built-in or optional way to do a
diffie-hellman key exchange over PGP encrypted email. Such that
subsequent emails could be forward secret?
I find it a really funny idea, in a positive way. Hey, I've never thought about
it that way!.
Peter,
The basic idea is:
1. Assume 2 parties both have each others public keys and the keys are
trusted/verified.
2. Bob sends alice a email message (signed/encrypted w PGP, though
uncessesary) with a suggested g, and g^b.
3. Alice receives and decrypts, and if
she accepts, she sends bob g^a.
I hadn't quite picked up on the forward secrecy bit in your original mail.
On 23/03/13 20:14, Ileana wrote:
However possibly less annoying the generating new PGP keys and sending those
back and forth (with over head of having to sign each new key
Using subkeys, you can skip the signing. Just
On 03/22/2013 08:16 PM, Ileana wrote:
Hello,
I am curious if there is a built-in or optional way to do a
diffie-hellman key exchange over PGP encrypted email. Such that
subsequent emails could be forward secret?
Is there some program already out there that each party can use to
generate ascii
I hadn't quite picked up on the forward secrecy bit in your
original mail.
Using subkeys, you can skip the signing. Just create throwaway
encryption subkeys but don't change the primary key that receives the
certifications.
OK, I kind of thought of that, and I the usability overhead
Hello,
I am curious if there is a built-in or optional way to do a
diffie-hellman key exchange over PGP encrypted email. Such that
subsequent emails could be forward secret?
Is there some program already out there that each party can use to
generate ascii cut and paste primes and factors? It
