Subj : PGP / GPG end to end encryption on FSNs
To   : All
From : Ganiman
Date : Sat Aug 12 2023 12:40 pm

Forgive me if this topic has been covered in the past. I am going to assume it has been, but maybe not for a long time. I see security related topics talked about here and there, but I don't think I've seen one related to this.

We live in a "zero trust" world. As anyone reading this message is probably aware, even with best efforts, BBSs are not very secure at all and messaging over FTNs is very public.

Have any BBSs implemented support for PGP or GPG to allow for end-to-end encryption of messages, locally and over FTNs? I've used it in email for many years (and wish I could influence more people to use it). Its "pretty good protection" from prying eyes snooping your messages. It might make users of a BBS feel "safer" knowing that their Sysop is not reading their messages, or any other Sysop between the origin and destination.

I am mostly curious. The BBS software itself doesnt need to handle this, it could be done by a door/alternative message reader like Opicron's RJAM or something else, which is kind of the beauty of PGP/GPG. It could even be done manually without a "client" at all with a little copy and paste.

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Ganiman
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