Re: another encrypted email solution
  By: August Abolins to Arelor on Thu Apr 15 2021 08:34 pm

 > Hello Arelor!
 > 
 >  A> I use OpenPGP directly when possible, but sometimes you want
 >  A> to deliver somethng over a channel that is safer than
 >  A> ordinary. It is nice to have the option of delivering
 >  A> encrypted content without having to explain to the recipient
 >  A> how to run OpenPGP, specially because they will tell you to
 >  A> get lost if you try, but won't if you tell them to decode
 >  A> the message using a password.
 > 
 > The only problem with the password method is communicating that
 > password in a reasonably secure way.
 > 
 > A live phone call (no recorded messages) is one way, but time
 > zones could be an impediment.
 > 
 > One cool way would be to reference a page number of a book in
 > common and then use something like "the first 3 words of
 > paragraph 2 on page 123."
 > --
 >   ../|ug

I usually just give them a business card with a password writen in the back of
it. People gets that idea very easily. Specially if they are dealing with stuff
they care about. A lot of people won't go to the trouble of setting PGP for
receiving reports or whatever, but will like the idea of having them delivered
over a secure channel.

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