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Re: mfv & mfvc supports now .well-known/yubicrypt/ directory

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Stefan Claas wrote:

> The advantage of yubicrypt ove OpenPGP is:
> 
> 1. No learning curve required and easier to use than Kleopatra.
> 
> 2. Not writing to an SSD when writing and encrypting messages.
> 
> 3. One recipient only, like with postcards or letter writing,
>    so that the message is not encrypted to third-parties.
> 
> 4. No metadata in encrypted payloads, like in OpenPGP, where you
>    have to use tricks, which won't work in Kleopatra.
> 
> 5. A YubiKey is mandatory, so that yubicrypt users know that their
>    communication partners take security of private keys serious.
> 
> 6. Key pair generation with Yubico Authenticator is easy and it
>    does not required key-id's like in OpenPGP with a full name
>    and email address etc. A nickname for the CN field is enough.
> 
> 7. yubicrypt is aimed at elderly people, non-tech people or people
>    with a disability, which do not like the high learning curve of
>    OpenPGP.
> 
> 8. public yubicrypt certificate filenames can be anything, like a
>    nickname etc. with the extension .crt.
> 
> 9. yubicrypt is a portable app, so you can use it in an Internet
>    Café or public library etc., stored on a USB stick.
> 
10. Optional message padding with 4KB blocks (ISO conform),
so that third-parties can not guess the length of the message
content.

11. No "kindergarden" old fashioned WoT, as yubicrypt users
in the EU can eIDAS certify their public yubikey encryption
or signing certificate. See:

<https://github.com/Ch1ffr3punk/yubicrypt/releases/download/v0.2.0/yubisigner-signing-certificate-eIDAS-certified.pdf>

-- 
Regards
Stefan

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mvf & mfvc supports now .well-known/yubicrypt/ directory Stefan Claas <ch1ffr3punk@mix.nym> - 2026-04-03 20:12 +0000
  Re: mfv & mfvc supports now .well-known/yubicrypt/ directory Nym Mail <noreply@oc2mx.net> - 2026-04-03 21:11 +0000
    Re: mfv & mfvc supports now .well-known/yubicrypt/ directory Stefan Claas <ch1ffr3punk@mix.nym> - 2026-04-04 08:42 +0000

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