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kind: article
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created_at: 2010-10-10T18:39:00+02:00
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title: Secure eMail on Mac in few steps
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author_name: Yann Esposito
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author_uri: yannesposito.com
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tags:
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- security
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- S/MIME
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- email
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- mac
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<%= blogimage("main.png","Title image","clean") %>
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begindiv(intro)
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<%= tldr %> _on Mac_
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- Get a certificate signed by a CA: [click here for a free one](http://www.instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/free-email-certificate.html),
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- open the file,
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- delete securely the file,
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- use Mail instead of online gmail.
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- ???
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- Profit
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enddiv
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I've (re)discovered how to become S/MIME compliant.
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I am now suprised how easy it was.
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Some years ago it was far more difficult.
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Now I'm able to sign and encrypt my emails.
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## Why is it important?
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Signing: it tell the other with an aboslute certitude the writer of the mail is _you_ or at least used your computer.
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Encrypt: because sometimes you need to be 100% sure a conversation remains private.
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## How to proceed?
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- Get a certificate signed by a CA: [click here to get a free one](http://www.instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/free-email-certificate.html),
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- open the file,
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- empty your trash, put the file in the trash, secure empty trash,
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- use Mail instead of online gmail.
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Now you should see these icons:
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<%= blogimage("sign_icon.png")%>
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_n.b._: if you use gmail, you and work not alway with a Mac, you should consider to try the [gmail S/MIME firefox addon](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/592).
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