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Re: Re: Microsoft Security, baby steps ?[Scanned]
From: petard <petard () freeshell org>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 19:36:06 +0000
Hi Paul, Not that I'd ever discourage s/mime from anyone, but *please* clear-sign messages to public mailing lists. Opaque-signed mails are very difficult for some folks to read. Actually, I usually encourage folks to clear-sign all the time. Is there any reason you're not? For the rest of the world, if your mail client does not properly verify opaque-signed messages and you can't read that one, just save the message off to a file (say message.eml) and do the following: 1. Go download verisign's "Class 2 Primary CA" certificate, serial number 00 b9 2f 60 cc 88 9f a1 7a 46 09 b8 5b 70 6c 8a af; save it as a PEM file (say ca.cer). 2. Using openssl's shell tool, issue the command openssl smime -verify -CAFile ca.cer -in message.eml This will print the contents and verify the signature. Alternatively, if you don't want to verify the validity of Paul's cert according to Verisign, skip step 1 and change the command from step 2 to: openssl smime -verify -noverify -in message.eml That will verify the crypto without checking the validity of the certificate. regards, petard -- If your message really might be confidential, download my PGP key here: http://petard.freeshell.org/petard.asc and encrypt it. Otherwise, save bandwidth and lose the disclaimer. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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- RE: Re: Microsoft Security, baby steps ?[Scanned] James P. Saveker (Mar 18)
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- RE: Re: Microsoft Security, baby steps ?[Scanned] Schmehl, Paul L (Mar 18)
- RE: Re: Microsoft Security, baby steps ?[Scanned] Byron Copeland (Mar 18)
- Re: Re: Microsoft Security, baby steps ?[Scanned] Valdis . Kletnieks (Mar 18)
- Re: Re: Microsoft Security, baby steps ?[Scanned] petard (Mar 18)
- RE: Re: Microsoft Security, baby steps ?[Scanned] Byron Copeland (Mar 18)