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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoOnly if the sender signed it. I presume the system does that anyway so you can be sure who sent something. It could be sent plaintext as long as the senders signature was intact.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•8 months agoThat’s a good idea. Send message > Message signed and sent > Receiver opens message, signature bits are hidden, but clicking report sends plaintext with signature included. Only ends up in report queue if signature is valid.
Only if the sender signed it. I presume the system does that anyway so you can be sure who sent something.
It could be sent plaintext as long as the senders signature was intact.
That’s a good idea. Send message > Message signed and sent > Receiver opens message, signature bits are hidden, but clicking report sends plaintext with signature included. Only ends up in report queue if signature is valid.