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On Thu, 8 Aug 2019 17:22, gnupg-users@gnupg.org said:

> maybe interesting for some community members, living in Germany.

We learned about that last week and are trying to figure out what is
going on. It is likely an internal coordination or content admin
problem at the BSI. We do not know about any technical problems.


Salam-Shalom,

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Stefan Claas via Gnupg-users wrote:
> Hi,
>
> maybe interesting for some community members, living in Germany.
> (Article is in German language.)
>
> <https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/BSI-zieht-Zulassung-von-GnuPG-fuer-vertrauliche-Dokumente-zurueck-4489547.html>


https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=&sl=de&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heise.de%2Fnewsticker%2Fmeldung%2FBSI-zieht-Zulassung-von-GnuPG-fuer-vertrauliche-Dokumente-zurueck-4489547.html
"BSI withdraws authorization from GnuPG for confidential documents

The Federal Office for Information Security has tacitly withdrawn
the approval of Gpg4win for confidential documents. ...."

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Werner Koch via Gnupg-users wrote:

> On Thu, 8 Aug 2019 17:22, gnupg-users@gnupg.org said:
>
> > maybe interesting for some community members, living in Germany.
>
> We learned about that last week and are trying to figure out what is
> going on. It is likely an internal coordination or content admin
> problem at the BSI. We do not know about any technical problems.
>
>
> Salam-Shalom,
>
> Werner
>

Did you get any informations yet, because I saw this today:

<https://www.bsi.bund.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/Presse2019/Mailvelope-Extensions_200819.html?fbclid=IwAR31aFo7fXMJvzvRtfOilDVxdhJbOScWwWhSN0mEAlJlzfq21t9VDqqmbKs>

Regards
Stefan

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> On 21 Aug 2019, at 21:28, Stefan Claas via Gnupg-users <gnupg-users@gnupg.org> wrote:
>
> Werner Koch via Gnupg-users wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 8 Aug 2019 17:22, gnupg-users@gnupg.org said:
>>
>>> maybe interesting for some community members, living in Germany.
>>
>> We learned about that last week and are trying to figure out what is
>> going on. It is likely an internal coordination or content admin
>> problem at the BSI. We do not know about any technical problems.
>>
>>
>> Salam-Shalom,
>>
>> Werner
>>
>
> Did you get any informations yet, because I saw this today:
>
> <https://www.bsi.bund.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/Presse2019/Mailvelope-Extensions_200819.html?fbclid=IwAR31aFo7fXMJvzvRtfOilDVxdhJbOScWwWhSN0mEAlJlzfq21t9VDqqmbKs <https://www.bsi.bund.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/Presse2019/Mailvelope-Extensions_200819.html?fbclid=IwAR31aFo7fXMJvzvRtfOilDVxdhJbOScWwWhSN0mEAlJlzfq21t9VDqqmbKs>>
>

FWIIW - in the past I've found the BSI a highly professional & responsible organisation - with key staff answering (every very detailed technical questions) very quickly, comprehensively and in great technical detail.

So I would just ask.

Dw

Dirk-Willem van Gulik wrote:

> FWIIW - in the past I've found the BSI a highly professional & responsible
> organisation - with key staff answering (every very detailed technical
> questions) very quickly, comprehensively and in great technical detail.
>
> So I would just ask.

Thanks for pointing that out. In case you mean me asking the BSI I think
it is much better that Werner, as author of GnuPG, asks them.

Regards
Stefan

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On 21/08/2019 22:05, Stefan Claas via Gnupg-users wrote:
> Thanks for pointing that out. In case you mean me asking the BSI I think
> it is much better that Werner, as author of GnuPG, asks them.

If I were you, I'd just ask, and note that you will post the answer to
"gnupg-users, the official GnuPG mailing list for general discussion and
help" or something on that order. In that case they will understand this
is for public dissemination among the GnuPG-using populace. This gives
it due weight as well. And relieves Werner of the work, making time free
for stuff only he (or few people at least) can do well.

(And in general, announcing you will publish what someone is writing to
you is the nice thing to do and might even be required)

And heck, it might lend urgency to the topic should Werner subsequently
also ask them.

HTH,

Peter.

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Peter Lebbing wrote:

> On 21/08/2019 22:05, Stefan Claas via Gnupg-users wrote:
> > Thanks for pointing that out. In case you mean me asking the BSI I think
> > it is much better that Werner, as author of GnuPG, asks them.
>
> If I were you, I'd just ask, and note that you will post the answer to
> "gnupg-users, the official GnuPG mailing list for general discussion and
> help" or something on that order. In that case they will understand this
> is for public dissemination among the GnuPG-using populace. This gives
> it due weight as well. And relieves Werner of the work, making time free
> for stuff only he (or few people at least) can do well.
>
> (And in general, announcing you will publish what someone is writing to
> you is the nice thing to do and might even be required)
>
> And heck, it might lend urgency to the topic should Werner subsequently
> also ask them.

Well, normally citizens in Germany can contact the BSI via an email
address they specifically have for citizens. However, in this case
the linked article's contact address is for the press only, which I
overlooked, sorry! Werner should have the proper contact channels.

Otherwise, if the contact address in this article would be for non-press
people I could mail them.

Regards
Stefan

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On Thu, 22 Aug 2019 00:04, peter@digitalbrains.com said:

> And heck, it might lend urgency to the topic should Werner subsequently
> also ask them.

We are in contact with them and have regular meetings. It does not help
the case if I would disclose details. The problems around the OpenPGP
part of GnuPG is not a technical problem.


Shalom-Salam,

Werner

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