end-to-end encryption

Jochen Bern jochen.bern at binect.de
Wed May 16 13:12:54 EEST 2018


On 05/16/2018 12:01 PM, Aki Tuomi wrote:
> On 16.05.2018 12:56, Jochen Bern wrote:
>> Considering the keywords "dovecot" and "sieve", that would still not be
>> "end to end" and not even "MSA to MX"(-ish) but merely "encrypted
>> storage upon/after final delivery", wouldn't it ... ?
> 
> To be strict, 'end to end' would mean that the SENDER would encrypt it
> on his station, and RECEIVER would only decrypt it on his station.
> Everything else is not end-to-end =)

Yes. Hence my ad-hoc "MSA to MX" terminology for the middle ground that
sysad-me can achieve *without* continued user enthusi^H^H^H^H^H^H^H
cooperation. :-}

Regards,
-- 
Jochen Bern
Systemingenieur

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