#894369 RFP: egpg -- Wrapper tool to easily use and manage GPG

Package:
wnpp
Source:
wnpp
Submitter:
Yago González
Date:
2025-11-29 16:29:53 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#894369#5
Date:
2018-03-29 13:54:03 UTC
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* Package name    : egpg
  Version         : 2.1
  Upstream Author : Dashamir Hoxha <dashohoxha@gmail.com>
* URL             : https://github.com/dashohoxha/egpg
* License         : GPL-3
  Programming Lang: Shell
  Description     : Wrapper tool to easily manage and use keys with GPG

Easy GnuPG (egpg) is a wrapper script that tries to simplify the process of
using GnuPG. In order to make things easier, it is opinionated about the
"right" way to use GnuPG.

It helps manage (e.g. generate, revoke...) the keys as well as use them
to verify, sign and encrypt messages.

#894369#10
Date:
2018-03-31 08:55:50 UTC
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The last time Easy GnuPG has been discussed on the GnuPG mailing list:

thread starting around this message

https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2016-April/055835.html

and later

https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2016-May/056007.html

Easy GnuPG was not deemed ready for end users, and technical issues with
the code were identified.  I think including it in Debian is akin to
recommend it and somehow a statement on its technical cryptographic
validity.

It seemed that people on the GnuPG mailing list were not too
enthusiastic about reviewing it.  Has something changed since then?  Is
there an (informal) evaluation of the code or of the project in general
from a third party?

Cheers,
Daniele

#894369#15
Date:
2018-04-02 20:14:01 UTC
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Thank you very much for pointing those out. I wasn't aware of such
issues, and I definitely think that it should be reliable and safe to
use before having it packaged for Debian.

I will talk to upstream about this soon, and I will see how can we
address it. In the meantime, I think that keeping this on hold will be
best.

Regards,