On Mon, Jul 23, 2007, nobody wrote: > > That isn't happening. I did create a password-protected private key and > none of the email clients ask for the password when using it. >
Clients typically ask you for the password when they import the PKCS#12 file. They use that to decrypt the key and store it. Once the key is decrypted and stored internally the client will use its own technique when deciding if and when to use a password to protect the key. Steve. -- Dr Stephen N. Henson. Email, S/MIME and PGP keys: see homepage OpenSSL project core developer and freelance consultant. Funding needed! Details on homepage. Homepage: http://www.drh-consultancy.demon.co.uk ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
