webpg-firefox :
Installation : Firefox on Linux
- 1 : Introduction
- 2 : Installation
- 2.1 : Firefox on Linux
- 2.2 : Firefox on OSX
- 2.3 : Firefox on MS Windows
- 3 : License/Copying
- 9 : Support
- Examples/Screenshots (2)
- Files/Downloads (3)
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WebPG for Mozilla Firefox on Linux is the same extension for other operating systems.
The (current) requirements are:
- gpg
- A working key agent
- gnupg2
A working key agent is absolutely necessary, as, the web browser client should never be asking for the passphrase to unlock a private key - I have this belief for the following reasons
- The user should not be encouraged to type their passphrase into anything other than the key agent (ESPECIALLY NOT THE BROWSER)
- Passing around the passphrase within the browser is a dangerous proposition
The gnupg2 package is required because it provides gpgconf - which is used to control aspects of gpg during operations such signing. (without gpgconf, the gpg configuration cannot be modified through libgpgme)
