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Re: Warning about Pegasus Mail and PGP (fwd)
On Sat, 9 Dec 1995 [email protected] wrote:
> I just installed the "Open Encryptor" PGP interface for Pegasus Mail. I found that when you sign a message and queue it, it stores your password in the clear on the hard drive. Apparently
> it doesn't sign or encrypt the message until just before
> transmitting it. So it stores your PGP private key password
> with the message until it sends it.
Can anyone verify this?
Kinda brings new meaning to the term "Open Encryptor," huh?
Jon
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