Been thinkin about Email security. Why don't more people sign and or encrypt their messages? Is it to expensive? Well, most S/MIME certificates do cost but you can get free ones from Thawte. Also gpg/pgp keys are free, you can make as many as you want. The software is also usally free so I doubt that cost is the problem. Well then it must be to dificult to use. Hmm, on windows it's usually just a matter of pressing a button or two and entering your password. On Linux however, it tends to be a bit more dificult. Few mail clients have integrated support for encryption which is required for S/MIME, gpg can get by without it. I know I don't use it for two reasons, my email progy doesn't suport it and most of my messages are to short for me to care.
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