8 Mar
2004
8 Mar
'04
4:19 a.m.
Peter Gutmann wrote:
Eugen Leitl <eugen@leitl.org> writes:
"A way that works" would involve passphrase-locked keyrings, and forgetful MUAs (this mutt only caches the passphrase for a preset time).
"A way that works *in theory* would involve ...". The chances of any vendor of mass-market software shipping an MUA where the user has to enter a password just to send mail are approximately... zero.
And it doesn't even work in theory - once your PC is hacked, the passphrase would be known the first time you used it. Cheers, Ben. -- http://www.apache-ssl.org/ben.html http://www.thebunker.net/ "There is no limit to what a man can do or how far he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit." - Robert Woodruff