Re: [PLUG] tutorials, root in Ubuntu

[Lynn Bradshaw via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

OK, that's all fair. Plus I just checked and GnuPG does in fact
support elliptic curve cryptography like age / rage. Be sure to make
use of it if especially worried about secrets.

On Wed, Dec 22, 2021 at 4:28 AM brent timothy saner via plug
<plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:
>
> On 12/18/21 21:02, Lynn Bradshaw via plug wrote:
> > I was looking into GNUPG lately. The amount of work that went into
> > creating such a thing needs to be respected but it hasn't aged too
> > well. Here is an updated, easier to use equivalent:
> >
> > https://github.com/FiloSottile/age
> >
> > It's implemented in Go but there is also a Rust version too (rage).
> > Both implementations seem to offer a good deal of information
> > security.
> >
>
> Every year or two, some project claims to come up with a GPG/OpenPGP
> replacement. And sure, some of them do good things. But they won't succeed.
>
> GPG and the OpenPGP protocol/format is still around and heavily used.
> These alternatives aren't. :) None of them have been able to replace
> GPG/OpenPGP despite multiple attempts because they all attempt to
> simplify and reduce a multiple-function implementation into only the
> functionality *they* find useful, which then removes the tight
> integration between the functions. In other words, they miss the forest
> for the particular tree they like the shade of.
>
> A key reason is also namely ubiquity - GPG already exists on a fresh
> install on every Linux distro. It's used for package signing and heavily
> integrated into every(?) Linux distro package manager. It has RFCs
> associated with the OpenPGP format - open, canonical sources for a standard.
>
> Ease of use is great, but it's not what makes or breaks a digital
> signing and encryption implementation nor gives it longevity.
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