Subj : Security
To   : Alan Ianson
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Sun May 03 2020 03:52 pm

Hello Alan,

On Sunday May 03 2020 02:43, you wrote to me:

 MV>> Even more: I say binkds is an overkill.

 AI> Binkp over TLS is secure and provides privacy in a new and robust way.

Security against what threats and privacy against which snooping eyes?

The biggest potential invasion of privacy in Fidonet are sysops snooping om in transit mail. TLS does not protect against that. The best strategy against snooping governments is to not be of interest. I doubt TLS is safe against the resources of governments.

 AI> It's a natural movement forward.

Binkd already has build in encryption. I do not think the added value of TLS is worth the effort and overhead. Not for Fidonet...

 AI> It's not easy to do in all mailers, but if it was and it was supported
 AI> and available by your links and your own mailer would you use it?

I don't know. If I'd have to go through the hassle of getting a certificate and pay for it and renew it every tweo years, probably not. And I do not trust LetsEncrypt.


Cheers, Michiel

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