Hacker at @pepfoundation working on Sequoia, a new, multiplatform OpenPGP implementation in Rust. sequoia-pgp.org Find me at @nwalfield@mastodon.social
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31 Jul 2018
Learn about Sequoia, our new OpenPGP implementation written in @rustlang, by watching my short presentation at the Delta X gathering describing our motivation, some of Sequoia's architectural details, and the project's status. youtube.com/watch?v=NBbtIZip…
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10 Feb 2022
I just released version 0.2 of Sequoia's Web of Trust engine including its sq-wot CLI. See the README for some examples. (Using your gpg keyring is just a --gpg away.) crates.io/crates/sequoia-wot #pgp #sequoia
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10 Feb 2022
I think sq-wot goes a long way to making the web of trust more usable by showing exactly why a binding is considered authentic. I'd be really happy about any feedback on how to make the output more understandable, and ideas for other queries that sq-wot should support.
13 Dec 2021
We released v1.2 of the Octopus, an alternate OpenPGP backend for Thunderbird. The primary motivation is to track changes to how Thunderbird uses rnp. Thanks to our users for quickly reporting these changes! The Octopus is now under the LGPL. sequoia-pgp.org/blog/2021/12… #pgp
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13 Dec 2021
For more information about the change from the GPL to the LGPL, please see this blog post: sequoia-pgp.org/blog/2021/10…
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13 Dec 2021
Recently, the Sequoia team made five short presentations about the future of Sequoia as part of an @NGIZero webinar. (Thanks for that!) For those of you who prefer reading text to watching a video, I've summarized the presentations in a blog post. sequoia-pgp.org/blog/2021/12… #pgp
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29 Nov 2021
What's going on with Sequoia? Thanks to @NGIZero, there is now a nice series of short presentations by the Sequoia team about what we are working on! #pgp youtube.com/watch?v=RV1E_Djh…
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29 Nov 2021
Learn about Sequoia's past, present and future (Neal Walfield), TPM support (Wiktor Kwapisiewicz), sq, our command-line tool (Lars Wirzenius), the gpg chameleon, our gpg replacement (Justus Winter), and OpenPGP CA (Heiko Schaefer). #pgp youtube.com/watch?v=RV1E_Djh…
23 Nov 2021
In 2 hours (Today, 10 CET), we're going to present Sequoia at @NGIZero 's webinar on the future of OpenPGP. It's free and no registration is required. Join us! nlnet.nl/events/20211123/PGP… #pgp
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22 Nov 2021
In 24 hours (Tuesday, 10 CET), we're going to present Sequoia at @ngizero's webinar on the future of OpenPGP. It's free and no registration is required. Join us! nlnet.nl/events/20211123/PGP… #pgp
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22 Nov 2021
Neal: An introduction to Sequoia PGP
Wiktor: TPM support
Lars: Adding a JSON interface to sq
Justus: A gpg compatability layer
Heiko: OpenPGP CA, a federated, decentralized CA
21 Nov 2021
Join us in 48 hours (Tuesday, 10 CET) at @NGIZero's webinar where we'll talk about the future of OpenPGP including Sequoia PGP! nlnet.nl/events/20211123/PGP… #pgp
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21 Nov 2021
I'll introduce Sequoia, Wiktor will present his work on adding TPM support, Justus will talk about gpg compatability, Lars will present his work on adding a JSON-based API to sq, and Heiko will talk about strengthening authentication with OpenPGP CA! sequoia-pgp.org #pgp
16 Nov 2021
Want to hear about what's going on with Sequoia PGP? Tune in to NLNet's webinar on the future of OpenPGP on Tuesday, November 23 at 10 CET. We'll present Sequoia and the various projects that we're working on! nlnet.nl/events/20211123/PGP…
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Neal Walfield retweeted
22 Oct 2021
Link to @SequoiaPGP's blog post on relicensing the software from the GPLv3 to LGPL2 :
👩💻 sequoia-pgp.org/blog/2021/10…
/@fsf @fsfe et al. #PrivacyByDefault #MassEncryption #PGP #OpenPGP
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Neal Walfield retweeted
22 Oct 2021
HEADS UP:
The @SequoiaPGP software is now licensed under #LGPL 2.0 and can thus be used as a library also in proprietary software.
Donations are very much appreciated: pep.foundation/support-pep/i…
#PrivacyByDefault #MassEncryption #PGP #OpenGPP
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Neal Walfield retweeted
6 Oct 2021
Wir sind auch vorgeschlagen! 🥳
6 Oct 2021
linux30.b1-systems.de/ 30 Jahre Linux!
30.000 Euro für soziale & Open-Source-Projekte #linux @digitalcourage Die Wahl fiel schwerer als #btw21
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Neal Walfield retweeted
18 Jul 2021
Stop what you're doing and read this. This leak is going to be the story of the year: (LINK: theguardian.com/world/2021/j…)
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Neal Walfield retweeted
29 Jun 2021
I'm a very reluctant (only when correspondent insists, thankfully rarely, because it's onerous) user of encrypted email. The pieces quoted in the blog post below made me feel better about my reluctance. But @nwalfield makes me think making encrypted email better is worthwhile.
29 Jun 2021
New blog post: Yes, We Want Cryptographic Protection for Email sequoia-pgp.org/blog/2021/06… #pgp #gpg
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29 Jun 2021
New blog post: Yes, We Want Cryptographic Protection for Email sequoia-pgp.org/blog/2021/06… #pgp #gpg
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29 Jun 2021
Given that the continued use of email remains inevitable in the midterm, and that it is used for security-sensitive communication including account recovery, and privacy-related communication, not improving it is negligent.
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29 Jun 2021
Even if email cannot be protected from a powerful state adversary (although, I think tools designed with security in mind rather than bolted on later could), it makes sense to try to improve the status quo based only on defense in depth and harm reduction arguments.
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