Google Plans To Launch An Easy-To-Use Chrome Plug-In For Email Encryption Soon

That is very welcome news

I trust that private keys will remain local. Yes?

And yes, I could compile it ...

 

From https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/06/new-gmail-data-shows-rise-backbone-email-encryption:

 

It would be welcome, hopefully someone will copy them, no way I'm using Crome until they:
1) Stop using malware distribution techniques (bundle and accept by default).
2) Properly support certificate revocation checks.

I'm to offended by their virus like distribution to even consider Chrome.

 

End-To-End.

Note: The above web page link includes the End-To-End Chrome Extension FAQs (Using End-To-End, Technical, JavaScript Crypto, and Bugs).

-- Tom

 

End-To-End doesn't support RSA keys, only EC keys, unless you import RSA keys from other software.

There is also the Mailvelope extension which is available for Chrome and Firefox.

 

Key distribution plans for End-To-End:
https://code.google.com/p/end-to-end/wiki/KeyDistribution

 

I'll wait for a Firefox version, if any. Nevertheless, good news.

 

Reading that, I don't see a clear statement about where Bob's private key is stored. It says that "Bob needs to register with a Key Directory" and that "the Key Directory publishes Bob's email address and a Public Key". But it doesn't specify whether Bob or the Key Directory generates the key pair, and whether the Key Directory has the private key, perhaps (like ProtonMail) encrypted with a passphrase that only Bob knows.