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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: calicojak on November 13, 2012, 01:05 am

Title: Android phone and PGP, how to.......
Post by: calicojak on November 13, 2012, 01:05 am
Can it be done if so how? Thanks
Title: Re: Android phone and PGP, how to.......
Post by: SelfSovereignty on November 13, 2012, 01:16 am
Yeah. Check out AGP (PGP keys) and Orbot (Tor).  Standard Google Play store, or market, or whatever the fuck they call it now.
Title: Re: Android phone and PGP, how to.......
Post by: berry13 on November 13, 2012, 01:29 am
Also get Orweb. It's like the tor browser, while orbot is simply the tor service.
Title: Re: Android phone and PGP, how to.......
Post by: calicojak on November 13, 2012, 01:32 am
Been using Orweb and Orbot since learning about SR. Just not sure how to encrypt shit yet lol
Title: Re: Android phone and PGP, how to.......
Post by: berry13 on November 13, 2012, 02:27 am
Been using Orweb and Orbot since learning about SR. Just not sure how to encrypt shit yet lol

Get APG. Create a key with it or use Kleopatra on your desktop to export your key, then import it from your sd card or something.
Title: Re: Android phone and PGP, how to.......
Post by: farmer1 on November 13, 2012, 02:39 am
Is there a way to download apps outside of the google service (PlayStore)?
Title: Re: Android phone and PGP, how to.......
Post by: SelfSovereignty on November 13, 2012, 02:42 am
Er, thanks Berry.  Yeah, APG.  Not AGP (nope, can't download accelerated graphics processors from Google after all.

You can download them anywhere. They're .apk files.  Then sideload them by going into your device's options and enabling "non-market installations" or whatever in developer options, then execute the .apk file on your android device.
Title: Re: Android phone and PGP, how to.......
Post by: berry13 on November 13, 2012, 02:56 am
SS is right, you can download the .apk elsewhere and sideload them onto your device. I use android commander (PC program) to install all of my apks whenever i flash a new ROM or download a cracked app/game.

However, creating a fake gmail account and attaching it to your phone for the sole purpose of downloading apps is fine, and much less of a hassle.

While we're on the topic of android security, what other apps are out there? The OS is pretty secure on the iteration i'm using (JB 4.1.2) but some extra security measures/ways to lock down the phone would be nice/
Title: Re: Android phone and PGP, how to.......
Post by: SelfSovereignty on November 13, 2012, 03:02 am
Honestly, none that I know of.  I mean I tried Lookout (the antivirus) for like a week after one of those "did you receive a text?  ZOMG YOU HAVE MALWARE!" scares after I first got the phone.  Was just irritating.  Like most of them.  Removed it, never had a problem in 2 years of an android phone.

I do use Droidwall though.  It's basically a GUI interface that uses "iptables" to change the kernel's firewall behavior (just like you'd use "iptables" on any Linux box -- android uses a modified Linux kernel if you didn't know).

Edit: think you have to be rooted for Droidwall.
Title: Re: Android phone and PGP, how to.......
Post by: berry13 on November 13, 2012, 03:10 am
Who wouldn't want their phone rooted? It's generally very easy nowadays for most devices and there's no reason not to!

Not really interested in antivirus, that has literally *never* been an issue and I used to download a bunch of cracked apps. I go to the right sites.

Thanks for the suggestion with Droidwall, I'll check it out.
Title: Re: Android phone and PGP, how to.......
Post by: SelfSovereignty on November 13, 2012, 03:20 am
Shit, I just realized that Droidwall would probably fuck up Orweb or Orbot.  Honestly I've never used either. I've got Orbot, but... I've "got" every cool piece of software I find for this thing, ya know.

I know torify or torsock or tsock (or all of the above) count on Linux rerouting the packets at the kernel level to function.  That's what Droidwall is manipulating.  Just wanted to be sure to point it out before somebody did something they were uncomfortable being in the clear.