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[–] MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

That is indeed a disadvantage of PGP. Unfortunately, it is the most portable method of encryption text at rest at the moment. The moment somebody manages to figure out a way to use the Diffie-Hellman algorithm in a portable manner, I'm sure a lot of people will consider that a viable alternative. Till then, learn about disk encryption to keep your keys safe