Bug 515632

Summary: When a previous conversation was PGP encrypted, its draft should automatically sign AND encrypt the content by default.
Product: [Applications] kmail2 Reporter: mateMat <mathieu>
Component: composerAssignee: kdepim bugs <pim-bugs-null>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: grave    
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.6.1   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Neon   
OS: Linux   
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Description mateMat 2026-02-06 15:35:14 UTC
SUMMARY
Exchanging important email via PGP. The conversation did not get by default encrypted despite the "encryption Key approval" setting popup configured to "Encrypt whenever encryption is possible" being set.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Get your work email to use PGP on Kmail 6.6
2. Send a couple of encrypted emails to your favorite co-worker
3. when the popup "encryption Key approval" setting popup configured it to "Encrypt whenever encryption is possible".
3. Every time you reply to him from a decrypted email, the draft is not set to activate encryption.

OBSERVED RESULT
A communication was send without being encrypted, breach of confidentiality.

EXPECTED RESULT
When replying to a decrypted email, the encryption should be activated by default.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: KDE neon User Edition
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.22.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.17.0-14-generic (64-bit)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please consider the user to expect a behavior from explicit configurations schemes.