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3. Right. Key management can be problematic, but if you are sure the other guy...

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 09:14 PM

Jun 2013

... is who he says he is, then PGP works really well for keeping prying eyes out.

Note, however, that PGP does not hide routing info or "metadata" as it's infamously called now. It is still obvious to anyone snooping that Bob sent a message to Alice, it's just that

1. Nobody but Alice can read it (not even Bob after he's encrypted it), and
2. Alice can be certain that nobody has tampered with the message in transit.

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Encrypted Email Communications [View all] cthulu2016 Jun 2013 OP

Most Americans could give a shit about encrypting anything they do online Narkos Jun 2013 #1

Spies and their agencies still use numbers stations. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #2

Right. Key management can be problematic, but if you are sure the other guy... Recursion Jun 2013 #3

Yes, and thus "setting up" encryption well can be complex. cthulu2016 Jun 2013 #4

Oh, right, yes. And installing a PGP plug-in for his mail client Recursion Jun 2013 #5

Indeed. Encryption like this is standard practice for many businesses and organizations Jarla Jun 2013 #6