On Tue, 5 Mar 2024 00:16, Vincent Breitmoser said: > The packet format referred to here is GnuPG-specific. In November
Vincent, please stop spreading wrong facts. That is not a GnuPG specific but an agreed upon format by the participants of the OpenPGP WG and implemented by all major implementations. This was done in the same way we handle that since 1997 - the implementers agreed upon some format, implemented it and later described it some draft document. For example the current AEAD mode (CFB+MDC) was agreed upon in the year 2000 and implemented by both existing implementations (PGP and GnuPG). If took then 8 years before it was codified in an RFC. Same thing for modern ECC curves - implemented by everyone but no detailed specs out there. Modern AEAD mode (OCB) was specified and cross-tested in 2018 but some people, driving their own agenda, dropped that in fall 2021 and came up with another format with no solid reason. Bruce: I understand your claims and we have been very careful not to break anything when implementing a modern mode. That mode is really required because the old CFB+MDC is slow and policy makers don';t like it because it is not on their list of modern algorithms. The problem here is that group of newcomers with their niche implementations who want to gain an advantage compared to the existing implementations. Unfortunately supported by a few people like Vincent who patch out things or don't use their existing stuff. OTOH, it is not a real problem because they are, well, niche implementations, albeit with a loud voice. > 2023, GnuPG forked the OpenPGP standard as "LibrePGP", in protest of Right, Ribose and GnuPG came up with that site to explain what was going wrong and to have a descriptive name for the actual OpenPGP standard in current use. All has been said and there is no need to continue spreading wrong facts from your rebellion group aiming to discredit the most widely used standard for mail and data encryption. Please go to your own list and continue there. Here is no place to repeat that. My last word on this on this ML. Salam-Shalom, Werner -- The pioneers of a warless world are the youth that refuse military service. - A. Einstein
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