• DocumentCode
    1312268
  • Title

    Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

  • Author

    Turner, Sean

  • Author_Institution
    International Electronic Communication Analysts
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    82
  • Lastpage
    86
  • Abstract
    S/MIME is the standard, widely available protocol for sending and receiving protected MIME data. It provides authentication, message integrity and nonrepudiation of origin (using digital signatures), and data confidentiality (using encryption). Here, the author looks at the collection of standards that make up S/MIME, including its history, protocol, and future.
  • Keywords
    Internet; cryptographic protocols; digital signatures; electronic mail; message authentication; MIME data protection; authentication; data confidentiality; digital signatures; encryption; message integrity; protocol; secure-multipurpose Internet mail extensions; Authentication; Electronic mail; Encryption; Internet; Postal services; Protocols; IETF; Internet; S/MIME; authentication; data confidentiality; digital signatures; encryption; message integrity; non-repudiation of origin;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Internet Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1089-7801
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MIC.2010.121
  • Filename
    5562496