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I mean, sure, but if you're sending him a PGP encrypted message, and his public key was messed with, the end result would just be his inability to open the mess
by strictnein 9y ago
I mean, sure, but if you're sending him a PGP encrypted message, and his public key was messed with, the end result would just be his inability to open the message.
I think his actual point was to try and discredit the messenger.
- tlrobinson 9y agoThe attacker would then be able to read your encrypted messsage (and possibly re-encrypt it with the original key before forwarding it) Also, PGP keys may also be used to sign software or other public messages (not a typical use-case for journalists, though)
- strictnein 9y agoYou're kind of out in the weeds now. Also, you don't sign software or whatever with a public key, so I'm not 100% sure you understand how this works.