Articles (and the attendant discussions) like this are incredibly useful for me. I really appreciate HN for things like this.
Recently signed up for keybase to check it out. Read critiques (mostly negative) but jumped in anyway as I am hungry for something like it. I do not have a deep grasp of the arguments but I see the 'lipstick on a pig' criticism of slapping a gui on an aging infrastructure.
The practical problem with keybase for me is finding people to test it out with. I've added folks who don't know me and my friends couldn't care less.
There is a blindspot for me - I use ssh and rsa on a daily basis, many times a day. I do not know what I would do if I has to switch to something else. I do not know how to evaluate security options and know to know one is better than another.
We have very good infosec people in my company and have a standing weekly meeting to vet my sysops doings.
In any event will check out Whisper Systems and keep refreshing this discussion...
Recently signed up for keybase to check it out. Read critiques (mostly negative) but jumped in anyway as I am hungry for something like it. I do not have a deep grasp of the arguments but I see the 'lipstick on a pig' criticism of slapping a gui on an aging infrastructure.
The practical problem with keybase for me is finding people to test it out with. I've added folks who don't know me and my friends couldn't care less.
There is a blindspot for me - I use ssh and rsa on a daily basis, many times a day. I do not know what I would do if I has to switch to something else. I do not know how to evaluate security options and know to know one is better than another.
We have very good infosec people in my company and have a standing weekly meeting to vet my sysops doings.
In any event will check out Whisper Systems and keep refreshing this discussion...