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Even if i send a email over https ( Eg:- gmail) Do i still need to sign the email to ensure integrity ? And also do i have to encrypt it to ensure confidentiality ?
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Posted 12 January 2011 - 05:03 AM
WingedPanther
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https only covers your email between you and the mail server. Once it gets pushed from the mail server to its destination, it is NOT going over a secure connection. That means it could be intercepted, altered, corrupted, etc between gmail and the destination. email protocols do NOT send emails between servers in encrypted format.
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Posted 12 January 2011 - 05:05 AM
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Your TLS and SSL will ensure you write it securely, not if you are forwarding the e-mail to a non-gmail client - then you and they will require something such as PGP to be secure.
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Posted 12 January 2011 - 06:30 PM
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To use S/MIME do i need a digital certificate ?
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Posted 12 January 2011 - 06:53 PM
Alexander
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Yes, it is a public key encryption that you have to sign.
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