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Do you use Security Certificates or Email Encryption

Yes, I use Both
1 (16.7%)
No, I don't use Either
4 (66.7%)
I use the Certificates
0 (0%)
I use the Encryption
1 (16.7%)

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Re: Do you use Security Certificates or Encryption
« Reply #15 on: October 01, 2006, 03:04:36 PM »
Why are you two saying conflicting things?

How often is it that someone does not have the certificate that I have? Will companies that I buy PC items from have the certificates?
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Re: Do you use Security Certificates or Encryption
« Reply #16 on: October 01, 2006, 03:07:10 PM »
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Why are you two saying conflicting things?

How often is it that someone does not have the certificate that I have? Will companies that I buy PC items from have the certificates?
It depends. I would suspect that they might. Its mostly automated whether or not encryption is added or not, if they have your certificate and if they have one, then yes, they will use that. If you don't have one and they have one, then it will not be encrypted. If you have one and they don't, then it wont be encrypted.
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Re: Do you use Security Certificates or Encryption
« Reply #17 on: October 01, 2006, 03:29:00 PM »
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Why are you two saying conflicting things?

How often is it that someone does not have the certificate that I have? Will companies that I buy PC items from have the certificates?
It depends. I would suspect that they might. Its mostly automated whether or not encryption is added or not, if they have your certificate and if they have one, then yes, they will use that. If you don't have one and they have one, then it will not be encrypted. If you have one and they don't, then it wont be encrypted.

So I am vulnerable without certificates?

Do E-mail clients such as Outlook Express and Thunderbird come with these free certificates?

If certificates are available on the net for free, wouldn't that mean they've been cracked ten times over?
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Re: Do you use Security Certificates or Encryption
« Reply #18 on: October 01, 2006, 04:07:48 PM »
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Why are you two saying conflicting things?

How often is it that someone does not have the certificate that I have? Will companies that I buy PC items from have the certificates?
It depends. I would suspect that they might. Its mostly automated whether or not encryption is added or not, if they have your certificate and if they have one, then yes, they will use that. If you don't have one and they have one, then it will not be encrypted. If you have one and they don't, then it wont be encrypted.

So I am vulnerable without certificates?

Do E-mail clients such as Outlook Express and Thunderbird come with these free certificates?

If certificates are available on the net for free, wouldn't that mean they've been cracked ten times over?
Not really vulnerable...

OE and Thunderbird do not offer them directly, but Microsoft does recommend some free services

Cracked? Not really. Though certificates can be broken into and become invalid. Its all automated for you pretty much.
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Re: Do you use Security Certificates or Encryption
« Reply #19 on: October 01, 2006, 04:19:14 PM »
There are 2 things being confused here...
Certificates mean that the recieved e-mail message is from who it actually says it's from... that's the purpose of certificates.

Encryption is a totally different beast.
If i encrypt an e-mail i have to send the encryption key to the recipient in order for them to view that e-mail...without it it is gibberish...
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Re: Do you use Security Certificates or Encryption
« Reply #20 on: October 02, 2006, 04:53:55 PM »
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There are 2 things being confused here...
Certificates mean that the recieved e-mail message is from who it actually says it's from... that's the purpose of certificates.

Encryption is a totally different beast.
If i encrypt an e-mail i have to send the encryption key to the recipient in order for them to view that e-mail...without it it is gibberish...
And the key comes with the certificate.

You need the certificate to use Encryption, and to have a key.
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Re: Do you use Security Certificates or Encryption
« Reply #21 on: October 02, 2006, 11:58:22 PM »
I'll go download a certificate, then.
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    Re: Do you use Security Certificates or Encryption
    « Reply #22 on: October 03, 2006, 06:05:20 AM »
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    Re: Do you use Security Certificates or Encryption
    « Reply #23 on: October 03, 2006, 04:18:55 PM »
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    I'll go download a certificate, then.
    Tell us what you think...

    BTW: Remember, you can always remove the certificate if problems like Patio described occure
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