NODE 62d1dc1cRe: Netscape
shamrock@netcom.com (Lucky Green)Wed, 24 Jul 1996 20:47:37 +0800
At 1:23 7/23/96, Jeff Weinstein wrote:
> If you know that the recipient can read a message encrypted with
>3DES, IDEA, or RC2-128, then you can send the message using one of
>these strong algorithms. Given that you need someones public key
>to send them a message, there are several obvious ways to transmit
>information about what algorithms they accept along with it.
Granted. What about the signature bug? Will Netscape encrypt the outside
signature?
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NODE 4f5dc954Re: Netscape
Jeff Weinstein <jsw@netscape.com>Wed, 24 Jul 1996 18:00:00 +0800
Lucky Green wrote:
>
> At 1:23 7/23/96, Jeff Weinstein wrote:
>
> > If you know that the recipient can read a message encrypted with
> >3DES, IDEA, or RC2-128, then you can send the message using one of
> >these strong algorithms. Given that you need someones public key
> >to send them a message, there are several obvious ways to transmit
> >information about what algorithms they accept along with it.
>
> Granted. What about the signature bug? Will Netscape encrypt the outside
> signature?
I think that this bug in s/mime should have been fixed long ago.
We will try to get this fixed in the spec before our products
goes out.
--Jeff
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Jeff Weinstein - Electronic Munitions Specialist
Netscape Communication Corporation
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Any opinions expressed above are mine.