thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Enforce encrypted replies to encrypted messages
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Description
Please search to check for an existing issue (including closed issues, for which the fix may not have yet been released) before opening a new issue: https://github.com/k9mail/k-9/issues?q=is%3Aissue
Expected behavior
If I reply to an encrypted message, whether or not it quotes text, the reply should be forced to be encrypted.
Actual behavior
If for example a key is missing, it is unencrypted by default and I don't even get a warning.
Environment
K-9 Mail version: 5.205
This also has been requested in this comment: https://github.com/k9mail/k-9/issues/1186#issuecomment-201054369
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the reply flow and its encryption decision for encrypted messages, including the missing-key case. Review the related request in issue #1186; done means replies to encrypted messages are forced to remain encrypted and warn or otherwise handle a missing key instead of silently sending plaintext.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- kotlin
- Domain
- mobile, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100