Purism Partners with Nitrokey to Reinforce the Security of Their Linux Laptops

Purism, the maker of Linux-powered laptops, announced today that it partners with Nitrokey, a maker of Free Software and Open Hardware USB GPG SmartCards and Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), to create a GPG-based SmarCard called Purekey.

Purism has always tried to offer its customers some of the most secure and privacy-aware laptops with the Librem 13 and 15 lineups, and it is now working to deliver the privacy-focused Librem 5 smartphone powered by PureOS, a Debian-based operating system that Purism uses on all of its Librem laptops. Now, the company has partnered with Nitrokey to create a so-called GPG SmartCard that will make security and cryptography more accessible by integrating it with the hardware and software of its Librem laptops.

"Often security comes at the expense of convenience but Purekey provides a rare exception. By keeping your encryption keys on a Purekey instead of on a hard drive, your keys never leave the tamper-proof hardware. This not only ... (read more)

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