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Re: Signed e-mail vs. turning off HTML mail under XP
From: yossarian <yossarian () planet nl>
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 15:14:11 +0200
Like I said, Outlook Express (even in the header) not Mozilla. And the problem is not with signature verification FWIW, but access to the message itself. I am not claiming the cert stuff doesn't work, just pointing at a downside in turning of HTML mail. So that is the case, i am sorry you did not understand that I was not referring to the software you are using. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Sierchio" <kudzu () tenebras com> To: <full-disclosure () lists netsys com> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 2:48 AM Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Signed e-mail vs. turning off HTML mail under XP
yossarian wrote:The problem is that by turning off HTML for e-mail as a security
measure,
you disable the correct use of digitally signed e-mail, which by design
is a
security measure.Not the case, AFAIK -- S/MIME doesn't depend on how you view the document. At least w/Mozilla (currently in use here) S/MIME signatures are verified even though the HTML is not rendered. -- "Well," Brahma said, "even after ten thousand explanations, a fool is no wiser, but an intelligent man requires only two thousand five hundred." - The Mahabharata _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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- Re: Signed e-mail vs. turning off HTML mail under XP Cael Abal (Oct 10)