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Well, I already mentioned one, implicit choices. The "opsec safe" way to work around this is usually to just use a different --homedir. Another big issue I have
by _cenw 4y ago
Well, I already mentioned one, implicit choices. The "opsec safe" way to work around this is usually to just use a different --homedir. Another big issue I have is how easy it is to make assumptions as a user that aren't neccessarily true. Like that an encrypted message is usually signed, and that it isn't trivial to strip off signatures from encrypted payloads. I would absolutely never assume journalists know the threat model of GPG, which properties what message has, the potholes to avoid... I'd wager that even veteran users would occasionally fall for one of the many usability issues. And if it's just "sorry I lost my key".
I consider UX issues crucial to a security product, when fucking up can have severe consequences depending on what you do with GPG.