Thank you thank you Lee! John
On Mar 3, 2014, at 9:05 PM, Lee Larson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mar 3, 2014, at 7:35 PM, John Robinson wrote: > >> I also know what you mean about reading others email, a friend of mine owned >> an internet service company similar to Aye.net (digicove) and on a visit he >> showed me their email server...good grief scrolling across the screen were >> all the emails from one client after another for everyone in the shop to >> read if they were so inclined. They didn't pay any attention to it but I >> suppose if they wanted to offload these to another machine then they could >> search for items of interest. I also assume sniffers could steal our email >> packets and allow others to see what we write and maybe there is a way for >> others to "capture" the emails while in route and also read >> them...speculation but it seems there is little they can't do. > > It isn't just them. At any hop in between you and the destination, the email > can be read. > >> You mention that you post your keys for everyone to use. Where, how do we >> get them? How do we use? Not that I email you personally other than a >> couple times, but it would be a way for me to learn if you can show me how >> to get your key and I give it a try....you certainly don't have to answer as >> this would become prohibitive if many of us did it. > > You probably already have it, if you use Apple's mail on a Mac. All my mail > has a digital signature with my public key. At the top of the window there is > a list of headers — including the Security header. (You might have to click > Details.) This shows whether the message is securely signed. When it sees a > correctly signed message, it puts the public key into your keychain. > > On iOS, you have to go into the advanced settings for an email account to > turn it on. > >> For those we email frequently and we wish to encrypt do we initiate this by >> getting our key and then tell them to also get a key or do we get both sides >> of the key and somehow get their key to them? > > In order for a person to receive encrypted mail, she must get a key pair and > send you the public key. If you want two-way encryption, both of you must get > key pairs and exchange public keys. > >> I guess the logistics of how this is done would help as I would pass these >> out to those I normally email. > > The easiest place to get free public keys is Comodo. There are many others — > Google knows about them. Look for free email certificates or free S/MIME > certificates. (You don’t want SSL certificates.) > >> Finally, as long as I use Mail does it matter if I am using my Aye.net >> account, my TimeWarner account or my Apple account? The key would be >> through Apple's Mail and not through the email portals I am assuming? > > The certificates are keyed to your email address. You need a certificate for > each different email address you use. I have four different certificates — > one for each of the four addresses I use the most. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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