Re: [OGo-Users] Personalization

Hi!

Am Di, 2003-09-30 um 09.01 schrieb Harald Wagener:
> >> I'm also interested in contributing GPG support for the mail 
> >> application.
> >> What steps should I take to customize the application? Is it possible 
> >> to
> >> add features without modifying the application itself?
> >
> > I don't think any kind of encryption or cryptographic signature would 
> > make sense with a web-based mail client. I've seen this argumentation 
> > before - for example, see 
> > http://www.nblug.org/pipermail/talk/2003-March/003368.html or 
> > http://www.geocrawler.com/archives/3/599/2000/4/0/3615015/
> Not even if it's only available via SSL?

No. That way, the communication between the user and the server is
encrypted - which is worthless if someone is able to compromise the
server system, get hold of every private key (that has to bestored on
the server or transferred every time you send something) and  modify the
software to spy on every pass phrase entered. 

  Volker

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