Well, Keepass2 Android password manager allows you to unlock your already-unlocked password store using the last 4 (which is userr-customizable) characters of the passphrase. Maybe K9 could handle things similarly?
On January 3, 2018 9:23:17 AM HST, matej.kova...@gmail.com wrote: >Hi, > >I have read opened Github issues about sending encrypted-only e-mails, >I >also have read >https://k9mail.github.io/2017/01/30/OpenPGP-Considerations-Part-II.html, > >and I perfectly understand the developer's reasoning when they decided >to >not allow sending encrypted-only e-mails. > >But on the other side, it is very annoying for users to enter >passphrase, >which is in practice leading to that, that users: >- do not encrypt e-mails at all; >- use short (weak) passphrases; >- set passphrase to empty. > >In each case the result is quite opposite of what developers wanted - >now >we have even less secure users. OK, there is another option - users on >mobile phones are just moving towards Signal app use (which is not bad >at >all). > >So my question is - is it possible to design ux in such a way, that >unlocking key won't be annoying (or be at least less annoying), while >e-mails sent will be encrypted and signed? I have read there has been >thinking about unlock pattern, maybe there is some other option, but >entering long passphrases is really not an option. > >Regards, > >M. > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "K-9 Mail" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >an email to k-9-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. David W. Jones gnomeno...@gmail.com wandering the landscape of god http://dancingtreefrog.com Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "K-9 Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to k-9-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
