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Re: Secure messaging?

Let me oopsify.

I asked what tools people here recommended for encrypted messages "for personal use". But I confused the issue by first asking if we wanted a secure messaging solution for this group. Sorry!

One scenario: I would like to connect securely using my phone (text for sure) with security people that I know on the webs, or in a security consulting firm.

Another scenario: Connect (text, maybe voice) to outside security people and co-workers during a security incident, when my work email and my whole work machine, could be assumed pwned.


On 2024-12-07 09:10, Jean-Francois Messier via linux wrote:
Let's remember this is a public list. If one wants to do secure messaging, this is usually to a restricted list of recipients, each with their own public key, regardless of the encryption or security software. About having a shared keypair, the key is no more public. And to encrypt the message to each and every of us, either the sender has all public keys, or the mail relay has the ability to decrypt the received message, and re-encrypt it to each and everyone individually on the list.

As for verifying the authenticity of a given email, this means that everyone has to sign it, and that anyone who wants to verify the signature of a given message, the recipient needs to have the public key of the sender, as well as some trust in this public key, beyond just downloading it from a key server.

JFM

On 2024-12-06 20:42, rob [ at ] echlin [ dot ] ca via linux wrote:

Hi

Re: "China-linked attacks on U.S. telecom networks"

Do we want to have a secure messaging solution for this group?

Is there a preferred encrypted messaging solution for personal use?
Tom's Guide has a report that seems useful.
https://www.tomsguide.com/reference/best-encrypted-messaging-apps

Thanks!
Rob


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