PK-Encrypt-only

[Christoph Anton Mitterer]

Kurt Fitzner wrote:

>I know that encrypting a file without signing it is commonly done with
>symmetrical encryption.  My question is, do people commonly use GnuPG to
>encrypt a file without signing it using PK-encryption?
>  
>
Well that's totally up to your personal taste =)


>Personally, I don't think this would be very common at all.  I mean, I
>can come up with conceptual reasons why someone might want to encrypt a
>file to someone else's key without signing the file, but in practice I
>would think it would be very rare.
>
>I would appreciate knowing if this is something that is commonly done,
>or if it is very rare.
>  
>
Well of course it is more secure if you sign it, too. And it should not 
cost that much....

Chris.