Re: [9fans] gnupg or pgp for plan9?

["Fernan Bolando" <fernanbolando@mailc.net>]

On 3/29/06, Gabriel Diaz <gabidiaz@gmail.com> wrote:
> hello
>
> because those tools support a lot of algorithms / mime / certificates, etc, :-?
> if all you want is crypt a file and be able to read it between
> windows. lunix, plan9 :-?
>
> I doesn't mean those tools are big compared to ones with the same
> functionality, may be i choose a bad expression, sorry. What i mean is
> that those tools are bigger than one that just crypt a stream of bytes
> with one algorithm you choose.
> And compile that tool should not be too difficult in those three
> worlds. Only valid if those files will no be interchanged with people
> with other/incompatible crypt tools. May be i missed the point of the
> thread :-?
>
> gabi
>
>
> On 3A28/06, Charles Forsyth <forsyth@terzarima.net> wrote:
> > > ( gnupg and those
> > > tools are really big,
> >
> > why are they so big?
> > silly question, probably.

The reason I ask gnupg or pgp specifically is because it's the tool I
used when I was
still purely using linux. Now that I am in plan9 I am trying to
off-load most of my files
into plan9 and just access the file from linux, windows or plan9
itself. Some of those files
are a list of passwords which I use for online transactions and ATM
pins. Even though
plan9 was intended for distributed access, I still cant rely on my
plan9 administrative skills
or the lack thereof to trust plan9's security completely especially on
a public server like
9grid.jp. I would also like to take advantage of the 9grid where the
environment I work
in is the same where ever I go or at least I am trying to. Of course I
could use some sort of
thumb drive or something but the data in it should still be encrypted right?

I have used gpg+mutt in the past but not extensively so that capbility
is not that critical.
Some of the open source projects I contribute in uses it to make sure
I am really the one
sending those patches so it's not that critical but it's nice to have
the option.

,Fernan

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