Pretty Easy privacy
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| Developer(s) | p≡p Foundation (Switzerland), p≡p Security AG (Switzerland), p≡p Security SA (Luxembourg) |
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| Initial release | July 4, 2016 |
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| Written in | ASN.1, C, C#, C++, Objective-C, Java, JavaScript, Python, Swift, SQL, YML2 |
| Type | Data encryption |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | www |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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).
Controversy and Closure
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "p≡p for Outlook | p≡p Security". www.pep.security. Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "p≡p for Thunderbird". pep.software. Archived from the original on 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ "p≡p - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "p≡p for Android | p≡p Security". www.pep.security. Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "p≡p for iOS | p≡p Security". www.pep.security. Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "Data protection is "pretty easy" with Luxembourg-developed app". Luxembourg Times. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Privacy by default: White paper" (PDF). p≡p foundation council. 18 July 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ Walfield, Neal (20 December 2016). "Op-ed: Why I'm not giving up on PGP". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
the pretty Easy privacy (p≡p) project are working on opportunistically transferring keys via e-mail
- ^ "Enigmail and p≡p are partnering". 2015-09-07. Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ^ "Patrick Brunschwig on the Thunderbird Planning mailing list about to emerging availability of Enigmail/p≡p". 2 October 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "Thunderbird Release Notes". 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Thunderbird:OpenPGP- Mozilla Wiki". 4 July 2022. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ Radu, Roxana (20 March 2018). "A Collaborative Effort for pretty Easy privacy (p≡p)". www.isoc.ch. Internet Society Switzerland Chapter. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "A Security App's Fake Reviews Give Us a Window Into 'App Store Optimization'". Vice Motherboard. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
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