Enigform
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Enigform is a Mozilla Firefox extension authored by Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman which uses GnuPG to implement OpenPGP-signed HTTP requests. As of June/2007, OpenPGP encryption is being implemented. Some people believe it to be an alternative for the Secure Sockets Layer method for encrypting Hypertext Transfer Protocol (or HTTP) connections. However, the author never had such an intention in his mind. Guaranteeing the identity of a requester and the integrity of the request is Enigform's primary goal, through the use of digital signatures. In this instance, requests are form submissions to web servers. Apache HTTP server support via the mod_openpgp module currently supports request verification.
Vinton Cerf said that Enigform and mod_openpgp "[this] strikes me as a really interesting idea and I hope you (Buanzo) will pursue it with the W3C." (February 18, 2008).
As of September 2, 2008 Enigform was granted the Trusted status on the Addons.Mozilla.Org website. [1]
On March 9, 2009, Buanzo committed to the mod_openpgp Subversion repository a Wordpress plugin (wp-enigform-authentication) that enables Enigform-based login to a Wordpress blog admin/user interface. [2]
On April 23rd, 2009, Enigform was declared Finalist in the Security category of Les Trophees du Libre, and was awarded the second prize.
[edit] External links
- Enigform's Website on Mozdev.org
- Enigform Extension for Firefox
- Interview with Enigform's developer, Arturo "Buanzo" Busleiman
- Enigform: The Definitive Guide
- Wordpress Enigform Authentication Plugin
- Guide for Installing GnuPG and Enigform on Windows
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