- Introduction
- Configuration
- Keys
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Email Clients
- Basic Email Client Configuration
- Outlook XP/2002
- Modifying Outlook XP/2002
- Outlook 98/2000/Express
- Modifying Outlook 98/2000/Express
- The BAT
- Modifying The BAT
- Pegasus
- Modifying Pegasus
- Eudora
- Modifying Eudora
- Calypso
- Modifying Calypso
- IncrediMail
- Modifying IncrediMail
- Netscape Mail
- Modifying Netscape Mail
- Technical
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FAQ
- What email clients work with SecExMail ?
- Does SecExMail work with IMAP?
- How secure are SecexMail keys ?
- Is SecExMail legal in my country ?
- Does SecExMail support signatures ?
- Does SecExMail work with PGP ?
- Is the source code available for SecExMail ?
- Why can I not mix clear text and cipher recipients ?
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Email Encryption for Windows
SecExMail Key File Format
The SecExMail keys are stored in conventional text files ending in "#.pubrsa" and "#.privrsa" for public keys and private keys respectively. Files are divided into an administrative segment and a data segment. The administrative segment contains information required by SecExMail for key management.
Administrative Segment
keyid |
Globally unique key identifier; used by SecExMail to associate private and public key components. |
owner |
owner of the SecExMail key |
Email address of key owner |
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enabled |
reserved for future use |
options |
vendor options field - reserved for future use |
New lines in the administrative section are denoted by carriage return line feed pairs (ASCII characters 13 + 10).
Data Segment
The data section is comprised of a single RSA key in base 64 encoded format. New lines in the data section are denoted by a single linefeed ( ASCII character 10 ). Private RSA keys are stored in 3DES encoded, chained block cipher format and protected with a passphrase.
SecExMail keys held in the registry are stored in a format analogous to keys stored on file - with each parameter represented as a registry value. See image below.
