[Enigmail] Sender under duress
Eitan Adler
eitanadlerlist at gmail.com
Sat Oct 4 16:53:06 PDT 2008
enigmail at devek.us wrote:
> Is there some way that a person signing a message with enigmail can
> indicate that they are under duress so that only the recipient will know?
> Perhaps by using a different password or some other way?
Cryptographic signatures are generally not meant to verify the honesty
of the sender. They can only be used reliably to verify that a specific
person sent a message. If you encounter a situation in which you can't
trust the honesty of the message I would suggest looking at a completely
different solution (such as an honest/distress word within the message
or a three way handshake)
>
> I would have posted this on the forum, but trying to solve the captcha
> gave me a headache....
Those damn captchas :}
>
> -Me
>
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