On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 10:51 AM Erich Eckner via Gnupg-users <gnupg-users@gnupg.org> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > Hi all, > > On Thu, 14 Jan 2021, Werner Koch via Gnupg-users wrote: > > > On Thu, 14 Jan 2021 01:47, Ángel said: > > > >> I understand this to mean it as "only use the direct method if the > >> required sub-domain does not exist", with the SHOULD meaning that the > >> direct method is not required (not sure why, I would have probably used > > > > Right. The subdomain is actually a workaround for SRV RR. We can't > > use the latter in browser based implementation and thus need to resort > > to this hack. > > Forgive my ignorance, but can someone explain, what "browser based > implementation" of WKD exists (or might exist) and/or why this is > desirable?
Well, Mailvelope, for example is a Browser based add-on with WKD support. Mailvelope can be used with services like Gmail, so that you don't need a MUA. There is also now a competing product for Mailvelope, from IIRC, the United States, which I have forgot. Desireable, well, flexibilty so to speak, if you read my previous reply to raf. BTW. WKD *Web* Key Directory for *Web* pages ... ;-) Regards Stefan _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users