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[Rasmus Eneman <Rasmus@xxxxxxxxx>]

The implementation I suggest in two parts.

Quick messaging (SMS like):
Create an XMPP service bound to Ubuntu One account, all messages should be
encrypted with GPG.
Automatic key creation and exchange, totally invisible for the user,
Option that all SMSes sent to Ubuntu Phone users automatically is using
this service
(default on or question at first message)

Email:
Full GPG support.
Automatic key creation.
Option to automatically sign all messages (default off).
Option to automatically encrypt all messages sent to emails connected to a
Ubuntu One account
(default off, using automatic key exchange)

The idea is to keep it as simple as possible for the user to make it
possible for all users to use this service
and as much automated that users can use it even without thinking about it.
Keep It Simple Stupid ;) Or just Linux for human beings :P


2013/7/18 Mike Bybee <mbybee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> So, sounds like there's reasonable interest in basic security - and we
> just need to decide on how it'll get implemented.
> That about right?
>
> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 6:34 PM, Daniel Clem <clem11388@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Mkay, sorry for the seriousness, just the topic of NSA has gotten me
>> extremely riled up lately.
>>
>> Dmitrijs Ledkovs <xnox@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 18 July 2013 01:18, Daniel Clem <clem11388@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> NSA? Really? Before or after the recent hoopla with Verizon and others?
>>>> Echoing another's point. Yes security has become a big hot word lately, and
>>>>
>>>> for good reason.
>>>>
>>>> Just a non-dev comment, I use SMS a lot. It depends who I'm talking to,
>>>> when, and where.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I think Robert simply made a geeky joke here:
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> for SMS you could do unix ROT 13 a few times
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The NSA recommends doing it precisely 28 times for unbreakable security.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Since ROT13 is a simple Caesar cipher, no amount of rounds improve
>>>
>>> it's security and one can easily and fairly quickly break it, even
>>> using pen and paper.
>>> Knowing in advance amount of rounds used, makes decrypting task less
>>> of a secret =) hence above statement is a joke, since the reverse of
>>>
>>> "unbreakable security" is achieved.
>>> On a modern computer you can break it near instantly. I believe
>>> encoding & cracking such algorithms are done as exercisers when doing
>>> a beginners programming course.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Dmitrijs.
>>>
>>>
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> Mike Bybee
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