Iphrojekthi yeThunderbird imemezele lokho nge inguqulo yesikhathi esizayo ye Thunderbird 78, ihlelelwe ihlobo lika-2020, izokwengeza isici esakhelwe ngaphakathi sokubethela kwe-imeyili namasiginesha edijithali kusetshenziswa indinganiso ye-OpenPGP. Lesi sici esisha sizongena esikhundleni se-Enigmail plugin, ezohlala isekelwa kuze kube sekupheleni kweThunderbird 68, ehlelelwe i-Fall 2020.
Mayelana nokubethela kuThunderbird ifaka ubuchwepheshe obudumile obubili, obusekela ukubethela kokuphela kokuphela namasiginesha edijithali ku-imeyili. I-Thunderbird inikeze ukusekelwa okwakhelwe ngaphakathi kwe-S / MIME iminyaka eminingi futhi isazoqhubeka nokwenza njalo. I-plug-in ye-Enigmail yenza ukuthi kube nokwenzeka ukusebenzisa iThunderbird nge-software yangaphandle ye-GnuPG yomyalezo we-OpenPGP.
Njengoba izinhlobo ze-plugin ezisekelwa yiThunderbird zizoshintsha ngenguqulo 78, igatsha lamanje le- I-Thunderbird 68.x (kubanjwe kuze kube ukuwa ngo-2020) kuzoba ngeyokugcina engasetshenziswa ne-Enigmail.
IThunderbird 78 izohlinzeka ngosizo kubasebenzisi be-Enigmail ukuhambisa okhiye abakhona nokulungiselela okukhona.
Ukufeza lokhu, iqembu lihlomule ngokubambisana kukaPatrick Brunschwig, umqambi wesikhathi eside we-Enigmail, ophakamise ukusebenzisana nethimba leThunderbird ku-OpenPGP.
Kulolu shintsho, uPatrick usho okulandelayo:
“Inhloso yami bekulokhu ukuxhasa i-OpenPGP kumkhiqizo oyisisekelo seThunderbird. Yize indaba ende izophela, ngemuva kweminyaka engu-17 yokusebenza e-Enigmail, ngijabule kakhulu ngalo mphumela. "
Abasebenzisi abangazange basebenzise i-Enigmail ngaphambili kuzodingeka bakhethe ukusebenzisa imiyalezo ye-OpenPGP, njengoba ukubethela ngeke kusebenze ngokuzenzakalela. Noma kunjalo, iThunderbird 78 izosiza abasebenzisi ukuthola isici esisha.
Ukukhuthaza ukuxhumana okuphephile, I-Thunderbird 78 izokhuthaza umsebenzisi ukuthi aqinisekise okhiye abasetshenzisiwe ngabathengi, ubazise nganoma yiziphi izinguquko ezingalindelekile futhi unikeze usizo ekuxazululeni inkinga.
Inhloso enkulu ukukwazi ukuthumela i-imeyili ebethelwe futhi esayinwe ngamadijithi, bhala ngemfihlo i-imeyili etholakele, uqinisekise ukunemba kwe-imeyili okusayiniwe ngamadijithi, futhi unikeze lokhu kusebenza ngendlela ephephile, ethobelayo, esebenzisanayo, futhi enobungane. Ithimba libheka ukubethela nokusayina kwamadijithali njengezici ezingasetshenziswa ndawonye noma ngokuzimela.
Lapho bethumela i-imeyili, abasebenzisi kufanele bakwazi ukukhetha izici abafuna ukuzisebenzisa ngokwabo futhi lapho bethola ama-imeyili, kufanele kukhonjwe ukuthi yiziphi kulezi zindlela zokuvikela ezisetshenzisiwe
Akukacaci ukuthi iThunderbird 78 izokuxhasa yini ukuqinisekiswa okungukhiye okungaqondile kobunikazi isetshenziswe kumodeli yeWebhu yeTrust (Uyazi), noma ngezinga elingakanani. Kodwa-ke, kufanele kwenzeke ukwaba ukuqinisekiswa komsebenzisi kobunikazi obukhiye (amasiginesha abalulekile) nokuxhumana namaseva wokhiye we-OpenPGP.
I-Thunderbird ayikwazi ukuhlanganisa isoftware ye-GnuPG ngenxa yamalayisense angahambelani (I-MPL version 2.0 vs GPL version 3+). Esikhundleni sokuthembela kubasebenzisi ukuthola nokufaka isoftware yangaphandle efana ne-GnuPG noma i-GPG4Win, iqembu selikhombise inhloso yalo yokukhomba nokusebenzisa omunye umtapo wolwazi ohambisanayo bese liwusabalalisa neThunderbird kuwo wonke amapulatifomu.
Ukucubungula imilayezo ye-OpenPGP, i-GnuPG igcina okhiye abayimfihlo, izinkinobho zomphakathi ezihambelanayo, futhi ithembela imininingwane yokhiye womphakathi ngefomethi yayo yefayela. I-Thunderbird 78 ngeke iphinde isebenzise ifomethi yefayela le-GnuPGEsikhundleni salokho, izosebenzisa isitoreji sayo sokhiye nokwethenjwa.
Abasebenzisi asebevele benokhiye abayimfihlo ekusetshenzisweni kwabo kwangaphambilini kwe-Enigmail ne-GnuPG futhi bafisa ukusebenzisa kabusha okhiye babo abayimfihlo abazodingeka badlulisele okhiye babo kuThunderbird 78. Kuzinhlelo lapho i-GnuPG ifakiwe khona, usizo lokungenisa luzonikezwa kubasebenzisi.
Okhiye abayimfihlo abaphethwe yi-GnuPG ngokuvamile bavikelwa umushwana wokungena. Kusetshenziswa isitolo sokhiye sangaphakathi seThunderbird, lUmsebenzi wephasiwedi oyinhloko ungasetshenziswa kabusha ukuvikela okhiye be-OpenPGP ngendlela efanayo engasetshenziswa ngayo ukuvikela imininingwane yokungena nezinkinobho ezisetshenziselwa i-S / MIME. Lokhu kungakusindisa ekubeni ukhumbule amaphasiwedi ahlukene kukhiye ngamunye we-OpenPGP.
Okwamanje akucaci ukuthi i-Thunderbird 78 izokwazi ukusebenzisa kabusha izilungiselelo zokuthembela ezisungulwe kusetshenziswa i-Enigmail ne-GnuPG software. Iqembu futhi alazi ukuthi iThunderbird 78 izoyisebenzisa yini imodeli yeWeb of Trust yokuqinisekisa okungaqondile.