[Announce] A New Future for GnuPG

2022-01-02 Thread Werner Koch via Gnupg-users
the last section. A web version of this article is available at https://gnupg.org/blog/20220102-a-new-future-for-gnupg.html Some background === In the beginning GnuPG was a fun project I did in my spare time. After a few years this turned out to be a full time job and it was

Re: Is it possible to require two private keys to decrypt with gpg?

2022-01-02 Thread Chris DeYoung
However, I would like to question your need for requiring two gpg keys. How are they two gpg going to be more secure? Guessing that possibly two different people need to be in agreement in order to access data, along the lines of needing two keys to launch missiles? :) Otherwise, I agree jus

Re: Is it possible to require two private keys to decrypt with gpg?

2022-01-02 Thread Christian Chavez via Gnupg-users
On Sun, Jan 2, 2022 at 11:01 PM Ángel wrote: > You could use a wrapper which calls gpg twice, while the user only > calls your wrapper (as if it is gpg) once. > Thank you, I think that sounds like the best solution I've come across so far! =) > However, I would like to question your need for req

Re: Is it possible to require two private keys to decrypt with gpg?

2022-01-02 Thread Ángel
On 2021-12-26 at 04:47 +0100, Christian Chavez wrote: > Hi! > > I've currently got some sensitive data I'd like to require _two_ gpg > keys for decryption/unlocking. > > As in both are needed (AND operation), not that either can decrypt on > their own (OR operation). > I can only find description

Re: Levels of validation

2022-01-02 Thread Ingo Klöcker
On Sonntag, 2. Januar 2022 16:45:47 CET Christoph Klassen via Gnupg-users wrote: > On 02.01.22 15:05, Klaus Ethgen wrote: > > Yes. But depends on your trust-model setting (see man page). > > Okay, I will read it. Sounds interesting because developers could decide > to display the level of validat

Re: Levels of validation

2022-01-02 Thread Christoph Klassen via Gnupg-users
Hello Klaus, On 02.01.22 15:05, Klaus Ethgen wrote: Yes. But depends on your trust-model setting (see man page). Okay, I will read it. Sounds interesting because developers could decide to display the level of validation in their application, but if users change the settings, this could stop

Re: Levels of validation

2022-01-02 Thread Klaus Ethgen
Hi Christoph, Am So den 2. Jan 2022 um 14:39 schrieb Christoph Klassen via Gnupg-users: > in the GNU Privacy Handbook there are mentioned two levels of trust and > validation: marginal and full > (https://www.gnupg.org/gph/en/manual.html#AEN335). Is this information still > correct? Yes. But dep

Levels of validation

2022-01-02 Thread Christoph Klassen via Gnupg-users
Hello, in the GNU Privacy Handbook there are mentioned two levels of trust and validation: marginal and full (https://www.gnupg.org/gph/en/manual.html#AEN335). Is this information still correct? Because, when I edit the trust of a key, I can select both if these options, but can also decide