Hi Jean, i assume you are currently already using always-encrypted e-mail with your endangered contacts, right? In this case nothing changes with autocrypt/muacrypt as it leaves already-encrypted mails alone. Please note that autocrypt/muacrypt aims to automatically replace *cleartext* mails with encrypted ones when it appears workable.
holger On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 20:14 +0100, Jean Louis wrote: > Hello Holger, > > I have reviewed those specifications. To me it > looks like "less security" approach. Allowing the > algorithm to decide for me and send a plain text > can even kill a person! > > Autocrypt aims to incrementally and carefully > > replace cleartext e-mail with end-to-end encrypted > > e-mail. > > This differs from the traditional approach > > of maximizing the security of individual mail > > communications. Sometimes Autocrypt recommends to > > send cleartext mail even though encryption appears > > technically possible. This is because we want to > > avoid unreadable mail for users. Users may mix > > both Autocrypt-capable and traditional mail apps > > and they may lose devices or in other ways the > > ability to decrypt in unrecoverable > > ways. Reverting to cleartext when we suspect such > > situations is a key part of our aim to stay out of > > the way of users. > > My friends are in the difficult country that is > under spionage of all kinds, from inside and from > outside. Just by knowing about his foreign > investment, he could get in jail including all his > family. > > So I would say in cleartext "NO" to autocrypt > principles. > > Jean > > > On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 03:35:01PM +0100, holger krekel wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > just released muacrypt-0.9.0 with documented mutt/autocrypt integration: > > > > https://muacrypt.readthedocs.io/mutt.html > > > > FWIW I successfully used it to scan 60K messages in three of my accounts > > and > > am using it in my own mail setup now for both incoming and outgoing mail. > > > > The mutt/muacrypt combo supports key gossiping and automatically, > > transparently > > encrypts otherwise-cleartext mail if recommended by Autocrypt's > > recommendation algorithm. > > Manual key selection or other decisions about keys are not neccessary. > > If a mail is already encrypted muacrypt leaves it alone. > > > > Very happy about any trials, comments or PRs you might do or have! > > > > best, > > holger >
