Re: Future plans for implementation of other algorithms

2011-01-26 Thread Werner Koch
On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:21, k...@grant-olson.net said: (Not that I'm saying there's anything wrong with using 1.4; I just doubt ECC will be back-ported.) Well, at some point in time we might need to do that. If there are many ECC keys in use there is probably a need for ECC for server

Re: Future plans for implementation of other algorithms

2011-01-26 Thread Johan Wevers
Op 26-1-2011 11:02, Werner Koch schreef: (Not that I'm saying there's anything wrong with using 1.4; I just doubt ECC will be back-ported.) Well, at some point in time we might need to do that. If there are many ECC keys in use there is probably a need for ECC for server applications as

Re: Future plans for implementation of other algorithms

2011-01-26 Thread David Shaw
On Jan 26, 2011, at 5:02 AM, Werner Koch wrote: On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:21, k...@grant-olson.net said: (Not that I'm saying there's anything wrong with using 1.4; I just doubt ECC will be back-ported.) Well, at some point in time we might need to do that. If there are many ECC keys in

Re: MacGPG2 2.0.17

2011-01-26 Thread Lists
On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 02:17:01AM -0500 Also sprach Charly Avital: I have not run the GPGTools installer, I have run the MacGPG2 2.0.17 released a few hours ago by Ben Donnachie... My understanding is the GPGTools installer is a meta-package, which (as of the time I downloaded and installed

Re: Future plans for implementation of other algorithms

2011-01-26 Thread Avi
As someone who uses GnuPG on a USB stick under Windows, I sincerely hope that elliptical curves get added to the 1.4 trunk. --Avi User:Avraham pub 3072D/F80E29F9 1/30/2009 Avi (Wikimedia-related key) avi.w...@gmail.com Primary key fingerprint: 167C 063F 7981 A1F6 71EC ABAA 0D62 B019

SmartCard Import/Export

2011-01-26 Thread David Tomaschik
Anyone in the US ever order the OpenPGP smartcards from Kernel Concepts? I'm wondering if there are any customs issues I should be aware of. I'm thinking of trying to get a few people together around here to do a bulk order to cut shipping costs, etc., but wanted to know if I was going to end up

Re: Future plans for implementation of other algorithms

2011-01-26 Thread Grant Olson
On 1/26/11 3:37 PM, Avi wrote: As someone who uses GnuPG on a USB stick under Windows, I sincerely hope that elliptical curves get added to the 1.4 trunk. --Avi That was completely uninformed speculation on my part. But I still think that like any new standard and technology, even

Re: Problem with keyserver

2011-01-26 Thread Jerry
On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:21:26 -0500 Daniel Kahn Gillmor d...@fifthhorseman.net articulated: On 01/26/2011 01:14 PM, Jerry wrote: Does anyone know if there is a problem with the following keyserver: hkp://keys.gnupg.net I have not been able to connect with it for several days now.

Re: Problem with keyserver

2011-01-26 Thread Daniel Kahn Gillmor
On 01/26/2011 05:13 PM, Jerry wrote: Thanks, I have added that URL. Now, if I might ask a stupid question, is there a specific port number that is used? I just want to make sure my firewall is setup correctly. Presently I have it setup to allow any port # for those URLs. hrm, sounds like you

Re: Future plans for implementation of other algorithms

2011-01-26 Thread Christoph Anton Mitterer
On Wed, 2011-01-26 at 15:37 -0500, Avi wrote: As someone who uses GnuPG on a USB stick under Windows, I sincerely hope that elliptical curves get added to the 1.4 trunk. I know this won't happen,... but I'd rather see a roadmap to phase out 1.x... Maintaining to branches is not only a big

Re: Problem with keyserver

2011-01-26 Thread Michael Fladerer
On Wed Jan 26, 2011 at 17:13:22 -0500, Jerry wrote: On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:21:26 -0500 Daniel Kahn Gillmor d...@fifthhorseman.net articulated: On 01/26/2011 01:14 PM, Jerry wrote: Does anyone know if there is a problem with the following keyserver: hkp://keys.gnupg.net I

Re: Future plans for implementation of other algorithms

2011-01-26 Thread Avi
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 I believe Werner had mentioned that the 1.x version would continue to be supported due to its enhanced portability, but I could be misremembering. Can someone official comment as to the viability of the 1.x trunk, please? - --Avi -BEGIN PGP

Re: SmartCard Import/Export

2011-01-26 Thread John Clizbe
David Tomaschik wrote: Anyone in the US ever order the OpenPGP smartcards from Kernel Concepts? I'm wondering if there are any customs issues I should be aware of. I'm thinking of trying to get a few people together around here to do a bulk order to cut shipping costs, etc., but wanted to

Re: SmartCard Import/Export

2011-01-26 Thread Grant Olson
On 1/26/11 4:03 PM, David Tomaschik wrote: Anyone in the US ever order the OpenPGP smartcards from Kernel Concepts? I'm wondering if there are any customs issues I should be aware of. I'm thinking of trying to get a few people together around here to do a bulk order to cut shipping costs,

Re: Future plans for implementation of other algorithms

2011-01-26 Thread Faramir
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 El 26-01-2011 20:29, Avi escribió: I believe Werner had mentioned that the 1.x version would continue to be supported due to its enhanced portability, but I could be misremembering. Can someone official comment as to the viability of the 1.x