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− | Everybody below seems to have misread the comic. It says nothing about 'verifying that the email is secure' or secret, or encrypted. It says verifying that the email is | + | Everybody below seems to have misread the comic. It says nothing about 'verifying that the email is secure' or secret, or encrypted. It says verifying that the email is AUTHENTIC. This is a significant difference in meaning.[[Special:Contributions/24.70.188.179|24.70.188.179]] 15:55, 4 March 2013 (UTC) |
: I understood the same. I am probably the only nerd that use PGP. So if you receive a mail with that "heading" it's probably from me.[[Special:Contributions/83.42.5.246|83.42.5.246]] 09:20, 5 March 2013 (UTC) | : I understood the same. I am probably the only nerd that use PGP. So if you receive a mail with that "heading" it's probably from me.[[Special:Contributions/83.42.5.246|83.42.5.246]] 09:20, 5 March 2013 (UTC) | ||
− | : | + | : "AUTHENTIC" what? Not to be too much of an engineer, but a confirmed/verified PGP signature only means that the contents have not been altered and the message was signed by the stated someone, but that 'stated someone' isn't necessarily the person whom you think it is. To map a real person to a digital signature PGP uses the "Web of Trust" model that relies upon you and them trusting many third parties... rather than a central authority figure who provides trust both users (the PKI model). |
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I don't really understand what's funny about this comic. [[Special:Contributions/76.106.251.87|76.106.251.87]] 05:53, 4 March 2013 (UTC) | I don't really understand what's funny about this comic. [[Special:Contributions/76.106.251.87|76.106.251.87]] 05:53, 4 March 2013 (UTC) | ||
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I think merely the fact that PGP is in the email itself suggests the sender of the email is probably just a big nerd and therefore can be trusted. {{unsigned|153.90.91.1}} | I think merely the fact that PGP is in the email itself suggests the sender of the email is probably just a big nerd and therefore can be trusted. {{unsigned|153.90.91.1}} | ||
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Isn't it that those markers could very simply just have been typed in, rather than being part of the decryption system? [[User:DonGoat|DonGoat]] ([[User talk:DonGoat|talk]]) 07:41, 4 March 2013 (UTC) | Isn't it that those markers could very simply just have been typed in, rather than being part of the decryption system? [[User:DonGoat|DonGoat]] ([[User talk:DonGoat|talk]]) 07:41, 4 March 2013 (UTC) | ||
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What would have been really funny is if the email content showed an attempt at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_scam Nigerian Scam]. [[User:Abhaysk|Abhaysk]] ([[User talk:Abhaysk|talk]]) 01:06, 12 March 2013 (UTC) | What would have been really funny is if the email content showed an attempt at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_scam Nigerian Scam]. [[User:Abhaysk|Abhaysk]] ([[User talk:Abhaysk|talk]]) 01:06, 12 March 2013 (UTC) | ||
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