[guardian-dev] List of recommended apps - OpenPGP

Dominik Schuermann dominik at dominikschuermann.de
Mon Dec 1 17:52:21 EST 2014


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Hey,

A request regarding https://guardianproject.info/apps :
K-9 Mail also supports OpenKeychain since it's last release, it would
be awesome to see OpenKeychain on that page.

Unfortunately, the APG developer Thialfiar disappeared again after
merging some of our stuff back in May (he even merged some unfinished
stuff from the git master and released it, leaving the API in a broken
state in APG...). I appreciate his work, but somehow he is again gone
from the Internet and unreachable :(

OpenKeychain is now much more superior than APG, especially regarding
the backend. APG is missing some crucial checks regarding validity of
certificates for example. If Thialfiar does not appear again, APG will
not be supported anymore by K-9. Cketti will remove the old API
support in an upcoming K-9 version
(https://github.com/k9mail/k-9/releases/tag/5.102)

BTW: If anyone is at 31C3, I will be there at the assembly of Stratum0
(https://events.ccc.de/congress/2014/wiki/Assembly:Stratum_0)

cu
Dominik
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