[OTR-dev] Allow OTR to use one of my OpenPGP sub/keys?

[Greg Troxel]

cypherpunks.boxy at xoxy.net writes:

> Any thoughts on allowing OTR to grab a key from an OpenPGP cert?  
>
> It might restrict the keys it grabs to those with a uid matching the
> account.
>
> That would allow us to manage our own keys, instead of generating scads
> of new ones; and it would allow OTR to be leveraged by the WoT.
>
> /DA
>
> (Not a dev here.  Forgive me if the question's been asked.)

It's a good question, and it's been asked before.

One probably still wants a separate key, but it can be signed by
someone's long-term key.

In the past, objections have generally been about dependency growth.
But import/export to pgp format would be adequate for many, and not
bloated.
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