Hawk Wings » X.509 http://www.hawkwings.net Tips and add-ons to make Apple Mail / Mail.app even better Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:44:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Encryption tutorial for Mail.app http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/03/08/encryption-tutorial-for-mailapp/ http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/03/08/encryption-tutorial-for-mailapp/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:18:03 +0000 Tim Gaden http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/03/08/encryption-tutorial-for-mailapp/ VaultdoorMelvin Rivera has written a nice tutorial for Mail users explaining how to get a digital certificate from Thawte and how to use Mail.app’s digital signature and encryption features.

He outlines the process for creating an account at Thawte and requesting a certificate and then installing it.

Further sections follow on the difference between a digitally signed and an encrypted message, and how to use them.

It’s interesting to compare Melvin’s take on secure email in Mail.app with Matt Haughey’s experience , which wasn’t so positive.

Melvin thinks it works well and is a good tool to have in your email armoury:

Other than the process of going though an external website for obtaining a certificate, Mail’s integration of signed and encrypted messages is seamless. It’s a great feature that is just hidden until needed. Making the user experience simple and clean. And there’s nothing like discovering a great new feature on an App you’ve been using for a long time now.

Joar Winfor has also produced a more detailed walkthrough for secure email in Mail.app, but more detail is not always good for everyone.thawte, certificate, X.509, digital signatures, encryption, secure email, security, mail.app, apple mailSimilar Posts:

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