Software:Pretty Easy privacy

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pretty Easy privacy p≡p
P≡p logo.svg
Developer(s)p≡p Foundation (Switzerland), p≡p Security AG (Switzerland), p≡p Security SA (Luxembourg)
Initial releaseJuly 4, 2016 (2016-07-04)
Written inASN.1, C, C#, C++, Objective-C, Java, JavaScript, Python, Swift, SQL, YML2
TypeData encryption
LicenseGNU General Public License

pretty Easy privacy (p≡p or pEp) was a pluggable data encryption and verification system that provided automatic cryptographic key management through a set of libraries for written digital communications.

It existed as a plugin for Microsoft Outlook[1] and Mozilla Thunderbird[2] as well as a mobile app for Android[3][4] and iOS.[5] p≡p also worked under Microsoft Windows, Unix-like and Mac OS X operating systems. Its cryptographic functionality was handled by an open-source p≡p engine relying on already existing cryptographic implementations in software like GnuPG, a modified version of netpgp (used only in iOS), and (as of p≡p v2.0) GNUnet.

pretty Easy privacy was first released in 2016. [6] It is a free and open-source software.

p≡p was advertised as being easy to install, use, and understand. p≡p did not depend on any specific platform, message transport system (SMS, email, XMPP, etc.), or centrally provided client–server or "cloud" infrastructures; p≡p is fully peer-to-peer by design.[7]

Keys are exchanged opportunistically by transferring via email.[8]

Enigmail support

Enigmail announced its support for the new "pretty Easy privacy" (p≡p) encryption in a joint Thunderbird extension to be released in December 2015.[9] Patrick Brunschwig, the head of Enigmail, announced that p≡p core functionality was implemented in Enigmail in October 2016, ready for the Mozilla Festival then taking place in London.[10]

In July 2020, Thunderbird 78 dropped support for the Enigmail Add-On.[11] Thunderbird 78 includes OpenPGP functionality and no longer requires the installation of external software.[12]

ISOC support

The Internet Society Switzerland Chapter (ISOC-CH) and the Swiss p≡p foundation teamed up[13] to implement privacy-enhancing standards at the basic level of internet protocols, and document them in the work of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Note: This topic belongs to "Free and open-source software " portal

Controversy and Closure

In March 2021, reports surfaced that p≡p had paid for fake reviews for their apps.[14]

As of January 2024, the company overseeing p≡p is not operational. Its website no longer functions, and development of the system has ceased. 

See Also:

References

  1. ↑ "p≡p for Outlook | p≡p Security" (in en). https://www.pep.security/en/outlook/index.html. 
  2. ↑ "p≡p for Thunderbird" (in en). https://pep.software/thunderbird/. 
  3. ↑ "p≡p - Apps on Google Play" (in en). https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=security.pEp&hl=en_US. 
  4. ↑ "p≡p for Android | p≡p Security" (in en). https://www.pep.security/en/android/index.html. 
  5. ↑ "p≡p for iOS | p≡p Security" (in en). https://www.pep.security/en/ios/index.html. 
  6. ↑ "Data protection is "pretty easy" with Luxembourg-developed app" (in en). Luxembourg Times. 6 June 2016. https://luxtimes.lu/archives/6338-data-protection-is-pretty-easy-with-luxembourg-developed-app. Retrieved 17 May 2018. 
  7. ↑ "Privacy by default: White paper". p≡p foundation council. 18 July 2016. https://pep.foundation/docs/pEp-whitepaper.pdf. Retrieved 17 May 2018. 
  8. ↑ Walfield, Neal (20 December 2016). "Op-ed: Why I'm not giving up on PGP" (in en-us). https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/12/signal-does-not-replace-pgp/. Retrieved 17 May 2018. "the pretty Easy privacy (p≡p) project are working on opportunistically transferring keys via e-mail" 
  9. ↑ "Enigmail and p≡p are partnering". 2015-09-07. https://www.enigmail.net/index.php/en/home/news/29-enigmail-pep. 
  10. ↑ "Patrick Brunschwig on the Thunderbird Planning mailing list about to emerging availability of Enigmail/p≡p.". 2 October 2016. https://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/tb-planning/2016-October/004937.html. 
  11. ↑ "Thunderbird Release Notes". 17 July 2020. https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/78.0/releasenotes/. 
  12. ↑ "Thunderbird:OpenPGP- Mozilla Wiki". 4 July 2022. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:OpenPGP. 
  13. ↑ Radu, Roxana (20 March 2018). "A Collaborative Effort for pretty Easy privacy (p≡p)". Internet Society Switzerland Chapter. https://www.isoc.ch/archives/3177. Retrieved 17 May 2018. 
  14. ↑ "A Security App's Fake Reviews Give Us a Window Into 'App Store Optimization'" (in en). Vice Motherboard. 19 March 2021. https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7vxgd/a-security-apps-fake-reviews-give-us-a-window-into-app-store-optimization. 

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