[openpgp] Re: implicit PSK key capabilities

Andrew Gallagher <andrewg@andrewg.com> Fri, 25 September 2026 19:43 UTC

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On 25 Sep 2026, at 20:11, Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net> wrote:
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> I'm not sure i have a strong preference, but the latter approach (implicit capabilities) seemed easiest to write up.  I've taken a crack at writing it down here

I like the general direction here, but I think it would be simpler (and more future proof) to invert the enumeration - in other words, say that by default all capabilities are allowed, and just list any exceptions or caveats.

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