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I know most of this, but this is a nice, down to earth summary and refresher for someone like me who doesn't actually make decisions about encryption in my day

• waynesonfire 3y ago
  Reads like a marketing piece for age. Author should have included a download link in the intro.
  • nvy 3y ago
    I didn't get the same impression, but age is pretty good. I find a lot of the PGP hate to be a little overblown, but anyone who's engaged honestly with the issues ought to be able to admit that PGP just isn't a very good tool, and age quite nicely provides an alternative to the last remaining reasons a person could have to still cling to PGP today.
  • azeemba 3y ago
    As the author, I am surprised to hear this. The first time `age` is mentioned is halfway down in the article. `age` is only mentioned twice and both times as a reference to cite their usage of specific algorithms. I thought it would be more appropriate to cite algorithm choices of modern software written by security experts than me picking algorithms. I also don't describe what `age` is and its use-cases. So I would have trouble calling that marketing.
    • upofadown 3y ago
      It's kind of like if you were reading an article about cleaning furniture and half way down it talks about the virtues of silicone waxing and then provides an example of "new improved Pledge furniture cleaner". The reader would be somewhat taken aback and might wonder if they were being marketed to.