PEM function Runtime Error in Borland Builder

2006-11-18 Thread Rafael Cividanes
Hi, After spend two days looking for a way to resolve my problem, I decided to try this list. I'm trying to use PEM funcions (like PEM_write_RSAPublicKey(out, rsa)) and I'm getting runtime error in my Borland C++ Builder, version 5, under Windows plataform. I've

Questions about ECC

2006-11-18 Thread Edward Chan
Is ECC only used where public key crytography would be used? As a replacement for DH, for example? Or can it be used where symmetric cryptography would be used? Also, are there any IP issues related to using it? I thought I read that many aspects of ECC has been patented by various people and c

Re: Thunderbird delays..."was 0 bit encryption?"

2006-11-18 Thread A . L . M . Buxey
Hi, > My suggestion is to double check DNS resolving system. > Such long delays when connecting may be caused be > problems with reverse DNS. > On Linux you may check this with: > > $ dig some.domain.name > $ dig -x some.ip.number > > If (for examle) sendmail checks some fields in certificate >

Re: 0 bit encryption?

2006-11-18 Thread Bear Giles
Victor Duchovni wrote: On Sat, Nov 18, 2006 at 11:13:45AM -0500, Brian Thompson wrote: This applies to encrypting email content (S/MIME, PGP, ...), but not to use of TLS, which leaves the delivered email in the clear. According to the sendmail docs: "privacy/confidentiality: the tran

Re: Thunderbird delays..."was 0 bit encryption?"

2006-11-18 Thread Marek Marcola
Hello, > Thanks for the info Marek, much appreciated. I used the above info > and it worked for reducing the key strength, but it didn't solve the delays > in sending email. Still good to know though since it's one less thing to > consider. Must be something else that's causing the long delays. Eve

Re: 0 bit encryption?

2006-11-18 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Sat, Nov 18, 2006 at 11:13:45AM -0500, Brian Thompson wrote: > >This applies to encrypting email content (S/MIME, PGP, ...), but not to > >use of TLS, which leaves the delivered email in the clear. > > According to the sendmail docs: > "privacy/confidentiality: the transmission of an e-mail be

Re: 0 bit encryption?

2006-11-18 Thread Brian Thompson
Victor Duchovni wrote: On Sat, Nov 18, 2006 at 08:17:13AM -0700, Bear Giles wrote: (Aside: why would an organization insist on internal cleartext? One big cause is sexual and racial harassment complaints. Settlements routinely require the organization to monitor all email for offensive c

Re: 0 bit encryption?

2006-11-18 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Sat, Nov 18, 2006 at 08:17:13AM -0700, Bear Giles wrote: > (Aside: why would an organization insist on internal cleartext? One big > cause is sexual and racial harassment complaints. Settlements routinely > require the organization to monitor all email for offensive content.) This applies to

Re: Thunderbird delays..."was 0 bit encryption?"

2006-11-18 Thread Brian Thompson
Marek Marcola wrote: Hello, Hi, this might sound like an odd question, but I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to "use" openssl without actually encrypting anything. Of course, SSL/TLS consists of three purposes: - peer authentication (where, for example, RSA is used) - data en

Re: 0 bit encryption?

2006-11-18 Thread Bear Giles
You don't stand to gain much by not encrypting and only authenticating. Encryption and authentication are very different things. They're related since encryption without authentication leaves you open to man-in-the-middle attacks, but there are plenty of situations where you just need auth

Re: common name for https certificates in embedded devices

2006-11-18 Thread Goetz Babin-Ebell
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Clem Taylor schrieb: > Hi, Hello Clem, > Firefox seems to accept the subjectAltName extension, but I'm having > troubles getting firefox to trust the additional level of certificate > hierarchy. [...] > Root CA cert (self signed) [added to trust stor