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Question about signing attachments separately

1998-01-28 03:18:07
Hi all,

We are in the process of implementing S/MIME and me and my colleagues are
having a debate whether we will allow the software to sign and/or encrypt
attachments separately vs. signing/encrypting the whole mail message. Do
the S/MIME experts have any input on this matter ? What do you see as the
biggest advantages to each approach ?

Thanks in advance,

Mark

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