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Not sure I'm reading this correctly, so a quick check: When I have A, and want to add B, A ships its private key to B so it can decrypt the messages too? (and
by Groxx 14y ago
Not sure I'm reading this correctly, so a quick check:
When I have A, and want to add B, A ships its private key to B so it can decrypt the messages too? (and vise versa, obviously)
Or does A get B's public key, and A then re-encrypts and re-sends messages it receives to B?
Or is it something completely different?
- andreyf 14y agoThe messages don't always arrive in the same order between the devices, so it's definitely not passed from one to the other. I imagine the senders encrypt the message with every public key in your keybag. Someone who actually knows should weigh in, though. GP's understanding seems a bit murky to me.
- Groxx 14y agoIf that's the case though, where would this popup be appearing from? (I haven't seen it, not quite sure where it would be) I would guess they wouldn't be asking the sender to approve adding my multiple computers whenever I add one, since that would be a fairly crummy user experience. Seems like it should be something that I, the owner of the receiving devices, would approve or deny.
- andreyf 14y agoThe popup (and e-mail) only notify you that a device has been added to your account. The approval is done by logging in with your Apple ID.