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--- pgpfan:tpp [2022/08/21 12:33] – "would of" b.walzer
+++ pgpfan:tpp [2023/02/10 17:21] – Secret not needed for encryption in PK system. b.walzer
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-So the encrypted email actually ends up providing a better result for the user. That is because it is possible to lock up the encryption key more securely in practice with an offline medium than it is with an online, always available, medium like instant messaging. It seems possible that people don't bother with forward secrecy for email because they perceive it to be secure enough already. Forward secrecy might not be worth the extra effort for that particular medium.
+So the encrypted email actually ends up providing a better result for the user. That is because it is possible to lock up the secret key material more securely in practice with an offline medium than it is with an online, always available, medium like instant messaging. It seems possible that people don't bother with forward secrecy for email because they perceive it to be secure enough already. Forward secrecy might not be worth the extra effort for that particular medium.
 Please see the [[pgpfan:forward_secrecy|forward secrecy]] article for a somewhat more extensive discussion.