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Re: PGP on BBS
David Brooks writes:
DB> > I have been mulling over the idea of a BBS door which allows users
DB> to
DB> >send PGP encrypted messages to other users using a system pubkey file.
DB> >I don't see a way to do it without the sender having to transfer (at
DB> least
DB> >temporarily) his secret key to the host system.
Karl L. Barrus responds:
KLB> Well, you could always allow the users to download the public key file
KLB> and do the encryption on their home machine, and then upload the mail
KLB> file.
KLB> That way their secret key stays off the BBS...
Well, yeah, that's the way we do it now, use the BBS as a Public Key
Certification office...) I was sort of hoping for something a bit more
direct...
David
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