Software:GPGMail
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| Original author(s) | GPGTools |
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| Stable release | 4.0 (part of GPG Suite 2019.2)
/ November 15, 2019[1] |
| Operating system | macOS |
| Type | Cryptography |
| License | GPLv2 |
| Website | gpgtools |
GPG Mail is an extension for Apple Mail that provides public key email encryption and signing. GPG Mail works under macOS and the actual cryptographic functionality is handled by GNU Privacy Guard.[2]
GPG Mail was first released on February 7, 2001, by Stéphane Corthésy, and since 2010 is maintained by GPGTools. GNU Privacy Guard is free open-source software, but use of GPG Mail now requires purchase of a support plan.[3]
On September 21, 2018, the developer introduced GPG Mail 3.0 as a part of GPG Suite 2018.4, a new software release that included support for macOS Mojave. In this release, the developer removed the free license option for GPG Mail. A lot of users that relied on automated upgrades were caught by surprise, which prompted a significant backlash from the community. While the licensing change was identified in the release notes for GPG Suite 2018.4, many believed that such a big change required a more prominent notification to avoid the perception of "bait and switch".[4]
See also
- Email encryption
- OpenPGP standard for encrypting and decrypting data
References
- ↑ "GPG Suite Release Notes". https://gpgtools.org/releases/gpgsuite/release-notes.html. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ↑ http://www.sente.ch/software/GPGMail/English.lproj/GPGMail.html
- ↑ https://gpgtools.org/
- ↑ Ilascu, Ionut (September 25, 2018). "GPG Mail Update Surprises Mac Users with Paid Plan". https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gpg-mail-update-surprises-mac-users-with-paid-plan/.
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