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|    Wilfred van Velzen to August Abolins    |
|    Re: Safester, anyone?    |
|    28 Jan 22 16:51:15    |
      TID: FMail-lnx64 2.1.0.18-B20170815       RFC-X-No-Archive: Yes       TZUTC: 0100       CHRS: UTF-8 2       PID: GED+LNX 1.1.5-b20161221       MSGID: 2:280/464 61f41203       REPLY: 2:221/1.58@fidonet f8dc45e0       Hi August,              On 2022-01-28 09:11:00, you wrote to All:               AA> I'm giving it a go. It's actually not too bad. It's almost like        AA> Protonmail (they generate a key/pair in the background, they claim the        AA> passphrase is never on the server, and the messages and attachments        AA> are stored encrypted on their server.) But unlike Protonmail, you        AA> operate the system with a standalone DT program that they provide, and        AA> get to use your existing email address of your choosing. (Protonmail        AA> creates an @protonmail.com address for you). And, ofcourse there are        AA> Android and iOS versions too.              No Linux DT version?               AA> Unlike Protonmail, there is no export of the keys to share or        AA> adapt to another OpenGPG system.               AA> You basically have to trust that all the security concerns on        AA> the FAQ are legit.               AA> They do however store the passphrase using a SHA-1 hashcode. I        AA> thought SHA-1 was depricated.              It is considered no longer safe, afaik...               AA> I wonder if that could be an issue if their database of SHA-1 hashes        AA> ever leaked.              An attacker with enough resources could in theory find some or all passwords.       And of course that becomes progressively easier in the future...               AA> Safester *is* different operationally. It doesn't use the internet        AA> email system. Messages are only between client/server/ client.              So you can only exchange messages with other Safester users.              You're not a good sales person for Safester! Because all the things you       mention make me not want to use it! ;-)              Bye, Wilfred.       --- FMail-lnx64 2.1.0.18-B20170815        * Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 15/0 30/0 90/1 105/81 106/201 120/340 123/131 124/5016       SEEN-BY: 129/330 153/757 7715 154/10 203/0 221/0 1 6 226/30 227/114       SEEN-BY: 229/110 206 317 400 424 426 664 700 240/5832 266/512 280/464       SEEN-BY: 280/5003 282/1038 292/854 8125 301/0 1 101 310/31 317/3 320/219       SEEN-BY: 322/757 342/200 396/45 423/120 460/58 712/848 770/1 2452/250       PATH: 280/464 301/1 229/426           |
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