The inbound certificate from the signed mail may not offer one the option of
using the encryption privilege of S/MIME using the certified public key; and,
thus, seamonkey may correctly not allow its selection.
> Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 12:40:25 +0200> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
> [email protected]> Subject: Re: [Muscle] Is Smart Card login
> required for sending encrypted only emails> > normally you wouldn't have to
> select the certificate, this would be done > by seamonkey based on the
> email-address.> otherwise i think you should try to get help @
> mozilla-bugzilla> > Harsh Sangal schrieb:> > > > Yes, I agreed that B should
> be able to answer with an encrypted mail > > once he received a signed mail
> containing other's certificate/pub key. > > But I am using SeaMonkey Mail
> client, and I could see the sender's > > certificate which is shown in the
> "Other People's" tab (with usage as > > "Sign, Encrypt" ) of the "Manage
> Certificate" window of the SeaMonkey's > > preferences. And when I try to
> send a encrypted reply to the sender, I > > am not able to select the
> certificate for encryption as Seamonkey does > > not detect it as a
> certificate for encryption. I could see that sender's > > certificate is
> valid and trusted.> > > > Can any one face such problem, is this a SeaMonkey
> Mail Client Bug???> > > > > > Thanks,> > -Harsh> > > > > > On 5/6/07,
> *Michael Gaber* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:> >
> > > > > > > Harsh Sangal schrieb:> > >> > > Hi,> > >> > > This is a general
> question regarding S/MIME using certificates on> > the> > > smart card to the
> members on the list. I am using mozilla/sea> > > monkey mail for sending
> signed/encrypted mails and muscle pkcs#11 for> > > interfacing smart cards.>
> > >> > > Q1: If I have sent a singed mail to <B> using certificate on my> >
> smart> > > card, can B would be able to reply me with an encrypted mail as> >
> he would> > > have been received my certificate/public key in the signed
> mail?> > >> > normally your certificate sent with the email would contain
> the> > publickey, so B is able to answer you with an encrypted mail (if your>
> > certificate allows encryption as usage)> > > Note: If the answer is Yes, I
> would say that B is not able to> > send me an> > > encrypted mail as he is
> not able to select the certificate for> > > encryption (The encryption
> setting is disabled in his account's> > security> > > settings).> > >> > >
> Q2: Is Smart Card log in required for sending encrypted only emails?> > >> >
> you'll have to log in to your smartcard to be able to use the certs> > stored
> on the card but for nothing else> > > Any comments are welcome...> > >> > >
> Thanks,> > > -Harsh> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >
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