[Medup] Another project in the area: AutomatedEncryption

Bernie Hoeneisen <bernie@ietf.hoeneisen.ch> Mon, 15 July 2019 19:19 UTC

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Subject: [Medup] Another project in the area: AutomatedEncryption
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Dear MEDUP list

I was made aware of another project in the area of MEDUP: 
https://wiki.gnupg.org/AutomatedEncryption

Though, it looks like not (fully) decentralized, as it uses so called Web 
Key Directory (WKD) as centralized element, which is likely also 
questionable regarding privacy. I have not been able to dig deeper into 
this.

Does anybody know more on this? Are the WKD integral part of in this 
approach or can WKDs also be replaced by a decentralized alternative?

cheers,
  Bernie