1625574 - Fail gracefully if RNP library cannot be loaded

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(MailNews Core :: Security: OpenPGP, enhancement)

Description

[Kai Engert [:KaiE:]]

We cannot enforce that the RNP library is available at runtime, because we're using js-ctypes.

We should try to avoid that the OpenPGP related UI is shown, and gives the user a false impression regarding using encryption.

I have an initial patch that avoids the most obvious things.

We might want revisit this at a later time, e.g. if preferences say "require encryption" but we cannot send encrypted. In this scenario we need to ensure that we don't send.

Comment 1

[Kai Engert [:KaiE:]]

Also, I'll optimize the console statements we give when attempting to load the RNP and OTR libraries. I'll limit it to one statement about the success or failure.

Comment 2

[Kai Engert [:KaiE:]]

Attachment: Bug 1625574 - Fail gracefully if RNP library cannot be loaded. r=mkmelin

Comment 3

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/comm-central/rev/00561da9004e
Fail gracefully if RNP library cannot be loaded. r=mkmelin