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On 2026-03-11, ReK2 Hispagatos <rek2@usenet_reborn.tui> wrote:
> The problem with finger the old protocol is that is not build with
> TLS around it so I started a rust daemon/client that extends finger
> so nobody on a coffee shop can mitm what I share etc, but then I
> got busy. Do anyone knows if someone else have done something
> similar? The issue of this is that it needs to be backward
> compatible to allow old client to connect with out TLS and maybe
> recomend to upgrade to a new client that supports TLS kind of what
> gemini did. 

The problem with TLS finger is that TLS is constantly requiring more
resources, so it cannot be used on a lot of retrocomputing hardware.
If you wanted to protect mission-critical data over the finger
protocol, another option would be PGP or GPG.  But that would be
like wearing storm-trooper armor while riding a skateboard.  Yes, it
can be done...

-Ben

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