>From: "mouss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >My management want to authenticate in some way the messages sent between
> >them.
> >I'm looking for a way to turn this idea into practical system.
> >
> >We are using outlook 2000, and I am conidering using PGP plug-in for
them.
> >Do you have any ideas?
>
> you have the choice between PGP and S/MIME. I tend to prefer PGP as it is
> "more available" than S/MIME, and it is more "open" since you do not need
to
> rely on an official CA. web of trust is better than trust of MS, verysign,
RSA
> or any other entity.
What if that "other entity" was your own organization? There's no reason why
you can't be your own CA and import your own trusted root into every
browser/e-mail reader. That way you can have your own people register and
enroll users. Personally, I think that would be a much more centralized,
manageable and trusted solution than a "web of trust". In addition,
importing a trusted root to all desktops (most times as easy as clicking a
link on an intranet web page) is significantly less work than loading
additional code onto the client, since S/MIME is standard on most
reader/browser platforms.
Disclaimer: note my e-mail address below.
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Gene Lee
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