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09-12-2002, 07:18 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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SSL + email
Is it secure to send form info to an email address if its pretected by ssl? Thanks!
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09-12-2002, 08:00 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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If the message itself is encrypted, yes. If it's not encrypted but an SSL link is used between you and the other ISP's mail server, it may still be secure. For the best security, the entire path between both users should be encrypted.
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09-12-2002, 11:25 PM #3Web Hosting Guru
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SMTP, SPOP, PGP, Korea.
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09-12-2002, 11:30 PM #4Web Hosting God
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Do they have PGP in Korea.
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09-13-2002, 02:17 PM #5SSL Troll
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Originally posted by NexDog
Do they have PGP in Korea.
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09-14-2002, 07:46 AM #6Aspiring Evangelist
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I think a saw a script out there (don't know where right now) but basically it took the information gained through an SSL connection then encrypted it in PGP and sent it to an email address where it could be decoded. I think this would be what you are looking for--if I can find it I will post it.
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09-14-2002, 07:54 AM #7Web Hosting Guru
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Sorry, but just because you use SSL to send an email via a web form does not make it secure.
If email were a secure medium then products like PGP would never have been created... sending something by email has been likened to sending a postcard - would you put secure details on a postcard? Hope not.
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09-14-2002, 08:58 AM #8Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by hosty
why don't you go to www.instantssl.com and get a free email security certificate. if you are using outlook or outlook express (or I think any othe smime compliant email client) then you can send encrypted email and digitally sign your emails using this certificate. Its a standard certificate. This is a truly free service they offer for personal use only.
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09-14-2002, 09:02 AM #9Web Hosting Master
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InstantSSL: http://www.instantssl.com/products/email.html
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09-14-2002, 04:58 PM #10Aspiring Evangelist
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This is the script (actually several) I was referring to in my post.
http://www.verysimple.com/scripts/support_pgp.htmlRichard
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