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Encrypting in browser uses PGP master key instead of subkey
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Description
When I encrypt something to myself using the CLI, it encrypts using the encryption subkey. However, when I encrypt in the browser, it encrypts using the master key.
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Research direction
Compare the CLI encryption path with the browser encryption path, using the issue’s distinction between the encryption subkey and master key as the starting point. Done means browser self-encryption selects the encryption subkey consistently with the CLI; the issue does not name files or tests to run.
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Assessment
- Domain
- cryptography, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100