But why would we? There's already an entire infrastructure out there in the form of websites that host their own keys (plaintext or web key directory) or dedicated "HTTP Key Protocol" or HKP servers, designed specifically for public key hosting. Why reinvent the wheel?
You can't make an account on Keyoxide because for basic cryptographic operations, I don't need your data or your keys. By not knowing anything about you or using any trackers, this is as privacy-friendly as it gets.
+You can't make an account on Keyoxide because for basic cryptographic operations, we don't need your data or your keys. By not knowing anything about you or using any trackers, this is as privacy-friendly as it gets.
As for secure, Keyoxide does all the cryptographic processing on your device and never sends data to the server. Besides, it never uses private keys and should you ever enter those.
Well, you can't and that is the whole point of Keyoxide. I don't wan't your data or your keys. They are not required for any of the operations provided by Keyoxide.
+Well, you can't and that is the whole point of Keyoxide. We don't wan't your data or your keys. Uploading your keys and/or data to our servers is required for any of the operations provided by Keyoxide.
+ +That, we can help you with! Just append your fingerprint to the domain (like so: https://keyoxide.org/9F0048AC0B23301E1F77E994909F6BD6F80F485D) to generate a profile page.
There's no app. Why would you want yet another app for what is essentially just a form with a big blue button?
DON'T! I don't want it!
+DON'T! We don't want it!
Alternative services may ask you for your private keys so that they can offer additional functionality. Please understand that your private key is yours and ONLY yours. You should never upload it to any online service, in fact it should never leave your computer.
-If you want to be on the receiving end of securely encrypted messages, you should either learn the basics of modern cryptography and know your way around your computer's command line or switch to end-to-end encrypted instant messaging providers.
Simply put, if you have private keys, you probably won't be using Keyoxide. You will benefit from using command line tools or GUIs like Kleopatra.
Keyoxide is designed for those without extensive knowledge about cryptography and who wish to encrypt messages to, or verify the authenticity of messages coming from the people with that extensive knowledge.
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@It doesn't need to be centralized to have a "social network" function. Keyoxide simply uses the already existing "social network" of websites hosting their own keys and servers dedicated to hosting large amounts of keys.
Not a question but I get your point. While there are legitimate reasons PGP should cease to exist, it is still widely used and without any clear sign of imminent extinction, it needs proper tooling.
+Not a question but we get your point. While there are legitimate reasons PGP should cease to exist, it is still widely used and without any clear sign of imminent extinction, it needs proper tooling.
It should be noted that while PGP can indeed be harmful when applied to email encryption, there are other legitimate ways of leveraging PGP to encrypt and/or sign messages.
That being said, Keyoxide aims to integrate different cryptographic technologies and therefore ease the transition away from PGP.