On Mon, 9 Sep 2013, Fernando Gont wrote:
It might be worth thinking about why ssh and ssl work so well, and PGP/GPG don't.Just a quick guess: SSL works automagically, PGP doesn't. So even if the user doesn't care, SSL is there. PGP, OTOH, usually requires explicit installation of a plug in and weird stuff (for mere mortals) such as generating keys, etc.
Related (does not take away the full pain): http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-wouters-dane-openpgp-00 Paul