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What is S/MIME support? If a mail program supports S/MIME, then it can check GLOBALTRUST/A-CERT ADVANCED signed mails for the integrity of the content (intact/authenticity of the content). Depending on the certificate management used, the authenticity of the signer (authenticity of the sender) can also be confirmed...

Create PKCS12 file from private key and new certificate If you want to assemble a new PKCS12 file (extension .p12 or .pfx) from an existing key and a new certificate, you can use the open source tool XCA.   ✓ You can find an overview of all products here Process: Download XCA Run the setup and install the tool. From...

XML - DSig - XaDES XML default information XML is a so-called markup language and is used to structure data. XML schemas can be used to specify certain XML-based data formats (e.g. web interface for XML invoices).A special feature of XML is that one and the same XML document can have multiple physical (=byte)...

What is a Certificate Revocation List (CRL)? The Certificate Revocation List is a file containing revoked certificates issued by a specific root or intermediate certificate. The revocation of the underlying intermediate or issuer certificates is announced in a CRL for the root certificate. (so-called Certificate...

1 Basics 1.1 Purpose of this document The purpose of this document is to provide a step-by-step tutorial on how to install certificates in Mozilla Thunderbird, sign e-mails and to encrypt them and how to receive signed and encrypted mails which you can decrypt later on. You can download this manual as a PDF...