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Discussion => Silk Road discussion => Topic started by: lelmeriodici on February 21, 2013, 05:54 am

Title: Messaging / PGP Etiquette
Post by: lelmeriodici on February 21, 2013, 05:54 am
Should I always encrypt messages sent to vendors on SR with PGP (if a key is provided)?  Or is that just for email communication?  Is it commonplace to avoid descriptive subject lines on both communication mediums? How much do we trust the security of SR and its messaging system?

Thanks,
lelmeriodici
Title: Re: Messaging / PGP Etiquette
Post by: scout on February 21, 2013, 06:00 am
It's always better to be safe than sorry, so any time you are exchanging any kind of sensitive / personal information, you want to encrypt it.

If, on the other hand, you're just writing to a vendor to ask a general question or something, then you don't need to encrypt.
Title: Re: Messaging / PGP Etiquette
Post by: sleepyeyes2k2 on February 21, 2013, 06:26 am
An excellent question for a Newbie sub-forum, were it not completely clogged with meaningless chatter.
Title: Re: Messaging / PGP Etiquette
Post by: Oompaloompa on February 21, 2013, 10:00 pm
A good rule of thumb is that if you wouldn't be comfortable with law enforcement reading your message then encrypt it.

I don't mean by this encrypt a message saying 'got weed?', but if you think your security, anonimity or safety would be compromised - now or at any time in the future - by it being read by LE then encrypt it.
Title: Re: Messaging / PGP Etiquette
Post by: lelmeriodici on February 24, 2013, 10:20 pm
sleepyeyes2k2, I was thinking that same thing.  I hope you don't mind me posting here.

Scout and Oompaloompa, thanks for your advice.  I didn't encrypt my address the first times I ordered but I will from now on.

One last question, is there a place for buyers to post their public keys on SR?  Or must encrypted communication always be initiated by buyers using a provided vendor key?
Title: Re: Messaging / PGP Etiquette
Post by: nitpi950 on February 24, 2013, 10:26 pm
Quote from: lelmeriodici on February 24, 2013, 10:20 pm
One last question, is there a place for buyers to post their public keys on SR?
http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=174
Title: Re: Messaging / PGP Etiquette
Post by: sleepyeyes2k2 on February 24, 2013, 10:30 pm
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sleepyeyes2k2, I was thinking that same thing.  I hope you don't mind me posting here.

Oh, god no.  And, if I did care, so what?  Who the fuck am I?  I'm nobody, dude, I just sometime give okay advice to newbies, since I was one (am one still on many subjects).

+1 to nitpi for posting that link.  I was pulling it up while you were posting it. 

sleepy
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Title: Re: Messaging / PGP Etiquette
Post by: nitpi950 on February 25, 2013, 02:52 pm
Quote from: sleepyeyes2k2 on February 24, 2013, 10:30 pm
+1 to nitpi for posting that link.
back atcha for being a cool bro
Title: Re: Messaging / PGP Etiquette
Post by: jailbirdslanger on February 25, 2013, 03:27 pm
I've noticed with the 5-6/7 vendors I've used, that most don't mind. Look at their transaction account, people with more transactions/clients are less likely to probably wanna do PGP all the way though communications. Some prefer it esp the CID people