[swinog] Providers supporting TLS (for SMTP, POP, IMAP, ...)?

2006-09-16 Diskussionsfäden Matthias Leisi
Hi all, The subject says it all: do you know which providers support TLS (the technology formerly known as SSL) for SMTP, POP and/or IMAP for their residential or small-office dialup/broadband customers? If you are a provider yourself and you do not offer it: Are there particular reasons? Is it

Re: [swinog] Providers supporting TLS (for SMTP, POP, IMAP, ...)?

2006-09-16 Diskussionsfäden Kirill Ponazdyr
Hi all, The subject says it all: do you know which providers support TLS (the technology formerly known as SSL) for SMTP, POP and/or IMAP for their residential or small-office dialup/broadband customers? TLS for SMTP makes no sence since this will only protect your message enroute from your

Re: [swinog] Providers supporting TLS (for SMTP, POP, IMAP, ...)?

2006-09-16 Diskussionsfäden Tonnerre LOMBARD
Salut, On Sat, Sep 16, 2006 at 03:43:09PM +0200, Matthias Leisi wrote: If you are a provider yourself and you do not offer it: Are there particular reasons? Is it a conscious decision not to offer it or is it that just nobody asked yet? From a cryptographical point of view, this would be a

Re: [swinog] Providers supporting TLS (for SMTP, POP, IMAP, ...)?

2006-09-16 Diskussionsfäden Jean-Pierre Schwickerath
Hi Tonnerre, From a cryptographical point of view, this would be a dangerous setup. You're transmitting the same message encrypted (local MX - Client) as well as unencrypted (sending MX - local MX). This leaves you open to a known plaintext attack against your server's private key, because

Re: [swinog] Providers supporting TLS (for SMTP, POP, IMAP, ...)?

2006-09-16 Diskussionsfäden Daniel Roethlisberger
Kirill Ponazdyr [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2006-09-16: The subject says it all: do you know which providers support TLS (the technology formerly known as SSL) for SMTP, POP and/or IMAP for their residential or small-office dialup/broadband customers? TLS for SMTP makes no sence since this will

Re: [swinog] Providers supporting TLS (for SMTP, POP, IMAP, ...)?

2006-09-16 Diskussionsfäden Daniel Lorch
Hi From a cryptographical point of view, this would be a dangerous setup. You're transmitting the same message encrypted (local MX - Client) as well as unencrypted (sending MX - local MX). This leaves you open to a known plaintext attack against your server's private key, because it gives