A better approach to security

[Mario Lipinski <mario AT cacert.org>]

Dear Jason,

Am 2011-04-05 10:42, schrieb 
jcurl AT arcor.de:
> I'd like to present a solution that can possibly be documented on the 
> CAcert Wiki - how to encrypt emails using Outlook 2010. In general it 
> works, but MS have changed their implementation and other clients, such as 
> Thunderbird isn't able to decrypt the messages. I've made changes on my 
> local computer and can confirm that I can now decrypt messages in 
> Thunderbird with AES-256 and 3DES (168-bit). I haven't tried other 
> encryption schemes.
> 
> I'd like to ask you all, what email clients you have. If you send me a 
> "signed" email message and the name of your email client, I would like to 
> send you an encrypted email (from Outlook 2010) with a copy of the 
> instructions how to configure Outlook (attaching it here results in the 
> mailing list rejecting the email due to the size). You'd receive two 
> emails, one encrypted as 3DES, another with AES-256.
> 
> The content itself isn't secret, it's just that the mailing lists won't 
> accept the attachment.

You should be able to create a wiki page and also attach files there. So
you could just post a link. Let me know if you have any problems.

-- 
Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

Mario Lipinski
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