[tor-bugs] #12536 [BridgeDB]: BridgeDB e-mails should be encrypted when possible

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#12536: BridgeDB e-mails should be encrypted when possible
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     Reporter:  andrea    |      Owner:  isis
         Type:  defect    |     Status:  closed
     Priority:  normal    |  Milestone:
    Component:  BridgeDB  |    Version:
   Resolution:  wontfix   |   Keywords:  bridgedb-email, bridgedb-2.0.x
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Changes (by isis):

 * keywords:   => bridgedb-email, bridgedb-2.0.x
 * cc: isis, sysrqb (added)
 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix


Comment:

 So... as much as I would love to offer this feature, it's not safe to have
 the server which has the BridgeDB databases on it parse arbitrary OpenPGP
 packets, due to the complication of the specification of those packets and
 the fact that no implementation of RFC4880 yet-to-date has followed the
 spec (they've all diverged from it in slightly different incompatible
 ways).

 For a different version of what you're asking for, see ticket #9332. This
 feature would not extend to general users, however. Perhaps if/when the
 email distributor runs on a separate machine, then we can safely consider
 implementing this feature. For now, I won't do it because it risks giving
 an adversary access to the entire bridge database.

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