[ncolug] Re: Thawte personal E-mail certificates
- From: Bryan Savage <theOnlyLinuxGuy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 14:15:12 -0500
David Fierbaugh wrote:
>On Wednesday 30 November 2005 08:12, Bryan Savage wrote:
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>>Thawte offeres free personal email certificates.
>>http://www.thawte.com/secure-email/personal-email-certificates/index.html
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>What advantages would this have over PGP/GPG signing and encryption?
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Like most things, I'm sure it's a matter of preference. For me, these
are the advantages:
It's easier to setup. From Thunderbird I click on my account settings,
click security, and import my certificate. Done. With GPG I had to
install GnuPG, and then enigmail and then import my keys.
It's easier to communicate with others. If I get an email with a
certificate, Thunderbird automatically check thawte for the key. With
GPG, the sending user has to send me their keyserver address and I have
to go out and download their public key to verify their digital signature.
More mainstream: How many of your Windows-using
friends/family/coworkers will install this stuff (assuming you can
convince them of the need for signing/encrypting) ? The certificate
method "just works" with Thunderbird, Outlook, OE, and probably any
other mainstream client.
Bryan
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