consistent pcp/pbp formats (was: Curve p25519 Replacements for GnuPG?(x2 now) ..)

stef s at ctrlc.hu
Tue Jan 21 02:31:59 PST 2014


On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 11:10:57AM +0100, Thomas von Dein wrote:
> Because, usually with curve25519 both A and B had to exchange their
> public keys in advance to be able to communicate. The scheme above makes
> it a lot easier for users but is it sufficient securitywise?

the problem is you cannot be sure who the sender of the msg is, it might be a
mitm.

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