On Mon, 1 Jul 2002 14:23:03 -0400 (EDT) Richard Welty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Mon, 1 Jul 2002 19:10:28 +0200 (CET) Vadim Zeitlin > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > RW> i have considerable interest in S/MIME, and had in the past > > considered > > RW> volunteering some of my time to assist with an implementation of it > > in > > RW> Mahogany. > > > As you probably know, this would be great :-) Anyhow, I don't even > think > > of implementing S/MIME support myself (nor really PGP/GPG currently) as > > it can only results in a disaster without understanding the issues > > related > > to it which I lack. > > i'll take it as a task to start researching issues and commence > preparation > of a plan for an S/MIME subproject. i'd think the thing to do is join the > mahogany developers list and continue discussions of the subject there. Please do, I am looking forward to reading what you find out. I might join you in the effort later on. Are you just looking at S/MIME or GPG aswell? The reason I am asking is that if we consider GPG as well, the design could perhaps be a more generic encryption module design so that implementations and algorithms can easily be substituted. A word of caution though (I am sorry for the harsh wording herein, but I normally don�t compromise when it comes to security. That said, I have neither any real understanding of GPG or S/MIME, except for superficial theory and practice) Please keep in mind that the concepts needs to be understood fully, without exceptions, and that an implementation needs to undergo severe testing and verification, before it is usable. If the implementations design is flawed, then it is just as good as no encryption. -- Thomas Finneid email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Mahogany-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mahogany-users
