Ind

OpenPGP Input Daemon

Demo

Ind - OpenPGP Input Daemon
Copyright (c) 2015, Ryan Kennedy <ry@nkennedy.net>

Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software
and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and
that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
supporting documentation.  No representations are made about the
suitability of this software for any purpose.  It is provided
"as is" without express or implied warranty.

Ind relies on openpgpjs:  
  https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs

Checksums:
  https://github.com/kndyry/ind/blob/master/checksums


Intro:
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When invoked, Ind intercepts text events inside of <input> and
<textarea> elements and re-routes them to a small, chat-like box
at the bottom of the browser window. Here, users can import a PGP
public key, encrypt text using that key and send the output back
to the original element.


Invocation:
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At present Ind is invoked as a bookmarklet. This approach is
obviously limited by security concerns, browser same-origin
policies and storage limitations. In the near future, I hope to
make Ind available as a proper browser extension. For now, you'll
probably want to download the code (ind.js, ind.css) and host it
someplace you trust (like a server running on your local machine).
If for some reason you want to load Ind from my gh-pages, you may
do so by using the following as your bookmark's URL:

  javascript:(function(){document.body.appendChild(document.
  createElement('script')).src='https://kndyry.github.io/ind/ind.js';})();

If you're running Ind from your own server, substitute my address
with your own in the src assignment and in the ind.js file.


Activating:
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When Ind is invoked, a blue button labeled 'Ind Disabled' will
appear in the upper left-hand corner of the current page.
Clicking on this button will toggle Ind's state. So long as Ind
is disabled, you may enter text in elements of type <input> and
<textarea> as usual.

When Ind is Enabled, text events inside of <input> and <textarea>
elements will be intercepted and re-routed to the Ind interface.
This appears as a small, chat-like box at the bottom of your
browser window. Its layout is as follows:

  [Select Key][Submit][Input                       ][Close]


Encrypting:
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The text event(s) that triggered Ind will already appear in the
[Input] box, but to encrypt you'll need to use [Select Key].
Clicking this will create a popup menu populated with the User IDs
of any public keys you've added, but for now the list will be
empty except for the 'Add Public Key' link. Use this link to add
an ASCII armored public key for use by Ind.

With a public key added, click the relevant User ID entry in the
popup to select it. You'll notice that the [Select Key] button,
which had been red, is now green. This indicates that Ind is ready
to encrypt. Finish typing in the [Input] box, then either press
ENTER or click [Submit]. Your text will be encrypted using the
selected public key and that output will be routed back into the
original <input> or <textarea> element.