Hello Laurent,
New functionalities include:
- Increased interoperability and support for digital signatures (V3 clients
support both DSA and RSA)
- V3 supports both D-H and RSA
- V3 supports secondary crypto algorithms
- D-H support is mandatory
- ESS (signed receipts, security labels, Secure MLAs, Signed certificates)
- V3 agent may generate separate D-H and DSS public/private key pairs on
behalf of the user
A number of software vendors are beginning to migrate to S/MIME v3 in phases
as the demand for extended security services increases. Currently no
software vendors have incorporated "full" v3 compliance.
Hope this helps!
Cheers,
______________________________
Ozan Gonenc, B.Sc.
IT Security Consultant
AEPOS Technologies Corporation
(819) 772-8522 x. 230 (Office)
(819) 772-0449 (Fax)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ietf-smime(_at_)mail(_dot_)imc(_dot_)org
[mailto:owner-ietf-smime(_at_)mail(_dot_)imc(_dot_)org]On Behalf Of Laurent
Deffranne
Sent: October 30, 2000 09:28
To: ietf-smime
Subject: A general question about S/MIMEv2 & v3
Hello all,
Could someone give me a brief description of the new fonctionnalities that
were implemented in SMIME v3 ?
What are the main new capatibilities ?
Is this version already implemented in commercial products ?
Thanks a lot to all people who could answer me,
Regards,
L. Deffranne
Dexia Bank Belgium