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

stef s at ctrlc.hu
Mon Jan 20 16:44:29 PST 2014


On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 01:39:24AM +0100, stef wrote:
> does it? actually pbp generates a symmetric key, which is encrypted to the
> recipients encryption public key. 

this is two step encryption is only necessary to allow sending the same
message to multiple recipients. otherwise i believe the crypto_secretbox way
is the way to go if you are strictly 1-to-1 communicating.

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