A better approach to security

[Richard Rainsford <richard AT rainsford.net>]

I am using Apples Mail


and this is signed with OpenGPG and CA Cert

thanks


Richard


On 5 Jan 2011, at 10:19 PM, Mario Lipinski wrote:

> 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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