Subj : PGP / GPG end to end encryption on FSNs
To   : Ganiman
From : deon
Date : Sun Aug 13 2023 09:34 am

  Re: PGP / GPG end to end encryption on FSNs
  By: Ganiman to All on Sat Aug 12 2023 12:40 pm

Howdy,

 > 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

Something like PGP (for Netmail) would be a useful capability - but like you said, not many use it and there isnt much support for it that I'm aware of.

I've been thinking how I could use PGP for clrghouz - mainly from the point of view of authentication, but I could see using encryption as well.

It would be fairly easy to implement in FTN - since the body of a message is just text. I've made provisions for it, but havent really got much further than that.

If you have any ideas or want to explore it, yell out and I could whip something up in clrghouz.


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