In case you use OpenPGP on a smartphone ...

Stefan Claas sac at 300baud.de
Wed Sep 16 21:21:14 CEST 2020


Stefan Claas wrote:

[...]

> > (btw,   
> > There is, [afaik], no protection available in GnuPG
> > against a Clairvoyancy attack vector on an encrypted file even in an air-gapped computer,
> > and there is a rumour that any Witch or Wizard can instantly behold the plaintext of an encrypted message 
> > by flicking a wand at it, and using the simple charm   'Revelato'    )      
> 
> I think I know what you mean. But I think it does not scale well for the masses due to manpower shortage.
> 
> > but not really in my threat model   8^))))
> 
> Mine neither. :-)

I think I sell my smart phone and recommend not to keep it one the same room with an offline computer.

<https://cyber.bgu.ac.il/advanced-cyber/airgap>

Regards
Stefan




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