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I don't get it. Protonmail still doesn't support PGP, yet they're working on open source libraries for other people to implement PGP? I don't understand these p
by xs 9y ago
I don't get it. Protonmail still doesn't support PGP, yet they're working on open source libraries for other people to implement PGP? I don't understand these priorities.
- vabmit 9y agoWhat do you mean "ProtonMail still doesn't support PGP"? You mean sending PGP encrypted e-mails to non-protonmail addresses?
- pzduniak 9y agoYeah, ProtonMail's really a closed garden unfortunately.
- protonmail 9y agoThe library is the prerequisite for proper PGP support in ProtonMail, so it obviously needs to be built first.
- pzduniak 9y agoYou mean the library that you've been using from the beginning of the proper web client? This is not an answer. Kudos for finally doing ECC though.
- bartbutler 9y agoFor internal use we had all RSA keys so it was fine. For external use we have to support what everyone uses, and there is a variety as you know. Saying "hey, you can use PGP but all your friends have to have RSA keys" is not a recipe for a good user experience.
- e12e 9y agoThis is great to hear! If/when protonmail transitions to be mail host that support open standards in a wider sense, I'd more seriously consider becoming a customer :-) Fwiw, while I'm not that interested in the current project - I actually think it's great to build a walled garden on open standards - especially for secure services. Makes it easier to evaluate, and opens the door fore secure interop in the future.