Does Android currently support S/MIME within email? Does Android allow for Client Authentication onto secured websites using a Digital Certificate.
This would be the ability to store a digital certificate's private and public keys within the phone (preferably through a .p12 or .pfx file) and use that certificate to sign email messages. The same certificate should also be able to encrypt emails to a recipient whose public key is stored on the device along with the ability to decrypt messages sent to you. I think that this functionality is key for businesses that incorporate digital certificates as a way to secure exchange certificates and sensitive information. The only main OS's who use S/MIME currently is a Blackberry device from RIM and any phone with Windows Mobile. The Blackberry allows the S/MIME package to be installed, however it is disabled from the beginning which is a pain to installed for every Blackberry. Windows Mobile also uses it very nicely, however Windows Mobile as an OS isn't the nicest as an OS (my opinion). The iPhone allows for Digital Certificates to be installed and used for Client Authentication, however it has absolutely no support for S/ MIME currently. Assuming that the Android OS does not support S/MIME, I believe it would be the best way to go as more business orientated people will be able to use the phone.
