thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Automatically retrieve keys
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- Dominant language
- Kotlin
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Description
In the actual version (5.904), if I want to write an encrypted message to a person and I don't have the public key of that person, I have to switch to the OpenKeyChain app. Then I can search for the key there and I have to go back to K9Mail to continue to write/send the mail.
It would increase the usability of K9Mail, if the app would search for missing keys automatically. Then users would only need to enter an email what they already did before and the app would begin to look for a key. Examples for products that are acting this way are Mailvelope which is a browser extension and KMail which is an email client for GNU/Linux.
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
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by reviewing K-9Mail's encrypted-message flow and how missing-key searches currently involve OpenKeyChain; done means a user can enter a recipient without a local public key and K-9Mail automatically searches for the key before sending.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- kotlin
- Domain
- mobile, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100