GPGMail

GPGMail
Original author(s) GPGTools
Stable release
2018.4 / September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)[1]
Operating system macOS
Type Cryptography
License GPLv2
Website gpgtools.org

GPGMail is an extension for Apple Mail that provides public key email encryption and signing. GPGMail works under macOS and the actual cryptographic functionality is handled by GNU Privacy Guard.[2]

GPGMail was first released on Feb 7, 2001, by Stéphane Corthésy, and since 2010 is maintained by GPGTools. GNU Privacy Guard is free open-source software but use of GPGMail now requires purchase of a support plan[3].

On September 21st, 2018, the developer introduced a new release that included support for the upcoming macOS Mojave. In addition to changing the versioning schema - the upgrade was from v3.0 to v2018.4 - the developer also removed the free license option. A lot of users relied on automated upgrades and were caught by surprise, which prompted a significant backlash from the community. While the licensing change was identified in the release notes for v2018.4, many believed that such big change required a more prominent notification to avoid the perception of "bait and switch"[4].

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://gpgtools.org/releases/gpgsuite/release-notes.html
  2. ↑ http://www.sente.ch/software/GPGMail/English.lproj/GPGMail.html
  3. ↑ https://gpgtools.org/
  4. ↑ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gpg-mail-update-surprises-mac-users-with-paid-plan/
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