MISC> Initial release of Poindexter
- From: Gleason Sackmann <gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: NetHappenings <nethappenings@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 07:48:03 -0600
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I'm pleased to announce the initial release of Poindexter.
http://wirerimmed.com/poindexter
Poindexter is a Java applet that provides the basic four functions of
PGP plus:
* It runs locally and does not require an internet connection
* It (theoretically) runs on any platform with a working Java Plug-in
* It's small enough to fit on a floppy disk along with your keys
* In limited testing, it interoperates with GnuPG and PGP 8
* Available source code
Poindexter has many weaknesses but the major ones are:
* Relies on the Java Plug-in
* Requires that Java security be crippled in order to run.
* It uses the Cryptix OpenPGP [1] libraries. These libraries are not yet
fully-baked
* It doesn't run out of the box due to java policy restrictions
* Passwords and keys can probably be harvested from memory on shared machines
* Password input is not shielded
* No Web of Trust functions
With Poindexter I'm trying to fill a need that Tinfoil Hat Linux [2]
doesn't quite cover. Namely, users who want/need portable crypto but
are not technical enough to use Tinfoil.
Please try out this software and let me know what your feelings are on
it and it's purpose.
-James
[1] http://cryptix.org/products/openpgp/
[2] http://tinfoilhat.shmoo.com/
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