On Sun, Dec 08, 2019 at 10:38:43AM +0100, Uwe Brauer via Gnupg-users wrote: > Now to the question s/mime versus gnupg. > > There are the following points which make s/mime easier. > > 1. Key generation. In s/mime you apply for a certificate and don't > have to generate the key by yourself.
Oh, I hope not. The point of asymmetric crypto is that you never, ever, give your private key to anyone, even, *especially*, the CA. The proper way to get an X.509 certificate is to generate a keypair, keep the private key private, and send a CSR containing the public key to the entity which will issue the certificate. -- Mark H. Wood Lead Technology Analyst University Library Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis 755 W. Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 317-274-0749 www.ulib.iupui.edu
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