[messaging] Multiple devices and key synchronization: some thoughts

Ben Harris mail at bharr.is
Sat Jan 3 07:27:02 PST 2015


On 30/12/2014 9:34 am, "Trevor Perrin" <trevp at trevp.net> wrote:
> (3) All devices have device-specific decryption-involved keys, and a
> master device uses a signing key to authorize subordinate devices.

An ID based cryptography scheme might make this more manageable. An
identity/user has a master key, and each device is issued a key where the
public-key is a human readable descriptor.

Though this comes with the added complexity of a new crypto system.
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