- From: Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 20:24:21 -0400
- To: James Marshall <james@jmarshall.com>
- Cc: "public-webcrypto-comments@w3.org" <public-webcrypto-comments@w3.org>
On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 8:19 PM, James Marshall <james@jmarshall.com> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 4:07 PM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> ... >> > Well, fair enough if it's not in scope, but I think it leaves a >> > significant >> > problem unaddressed. Is secure webmail impossible then?... >> Yes. The problem is in the protocol, not in the implementations. You >> can't fix the architectural defects without breaking the existing >> protocol. You need a new protocol. >> >> That's why folks like Silent Circle abandoned support for email. Its >> literally impossible to secure. > > > Interesting, I didn't know that. Do you know if any new secure protocols > are being developed? It comes up on occasion on some of the other mailing lists. See, for example, https://www.google.com/search?q=secure+email+replacement+site:randombit.net. Jeff
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