Why isn't there an end-to-end encryption standard for email so that we can get rid of fax machines?
https://lemmy.world/post/2074603
Why isn't there an end-to-end encryption standard for email so that we can get rid of fax machines? - Lemmy.world
That’s the reason we have to still use fax machines right? I know there are ways
to do encryption like PGP on your message directly or I think email sent over
TLS? But that isn’t the default right and that’s why I can’t send a picture of
my license to the insurance company directly over email?
Generally, fax is still considered more secure. It’s a direct connection. It can’t be intercepted without physical access to the phone line. Encryption can be broken and not just brute force, which is always possible given enough time. The more common issue is poor implementation and insecure storage of keys. And the way email works, there’s no opportunity to exchange keys like with SSL/TLS. So you have to find a way to get your public key to the recipient in a way that they can trust it before you send the message and they have to store it securely so it doesn’t get tampered with. Email just isn’t designed to support that kind of thing.
True, but physical access to phone lines is trivially easy.
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