[db-wg] E-mail Client Testing for S/MIME Compliance

[apologies for duplicate messages]

Dear Colleagues,

At the RIPE 45 Meeting a proposal was presented to implement an additional form
of strong authentication for protecting objects in the RIPE Database and to
allow for secure communication by e-mail with the RIPE NCC. This implementation
uses the X.509 certificates. A question was raised by some members about how
widespread is the compliance of S/MIME within mail clients. The RIPE NCC
Software Engineering Department has undertaken a study to evaluate the use of
S/MIME by mail clients.

The results of this study can be found on our web site at:

http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/pub-services/db/mail_client_tests.html

Regards,

-- 
Denis Walker
Software Engineering Department
RIPE NCC