Secure E-mail

Harald.T.Alvestrand@uninett.no

Presentation given at the NORDUNET-95 conference in Copenhagen, Nov 14-16 1995.

Table of contents

• Why do we want secure E-mail?
• Standards for secure E-mail
• Basic secure E-mail procedures
• Formal standards: PEM, MOSS
• De facto standards: PGP
• Webs of trust
• Implementation issues, security holes
• Conclusions

Summary in Norwegian