[openpgp] Re: review of draft-ietf-openpgp-persistent-symmet ric-keys-01
Daniel Kahn Gillmor <[email protected]>
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On Mon 2025-09-08 07:07:55 +0200, Falko Strenzke wrote:
> Since OpenPGP's genuine use case is communication, I think the draft
> needs to cover that case. You are right that the draft should then
> mention this use case explicitly early in the text.
I'm not sure what a unique "genuine use case" is supposed to mean, but
i've personally used OpenPGP for backup and restore functionality, as
well as for synchronizing data securely between my own devices. These
aren't really "communication" use cases as i understand them.
Maybe one way to resolve this simply is to clarify that symmetric keys
are *not* intended or designed to be used for communication between
multiple keyholders, and any such use is out of scope without further
specification.
--dkg
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