Re: Slightly OT: Verify certificate?

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Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Wednesday 04 June 2008 10:55:18 David Boles wrote:
>> Anne Wilson wrote:
>>> On Wednesday 04 June 2008 09:56:45 g wrote:
>>>> Anne Wilson wrote:
>>>>> KMail, reading the CentOS mailing list.
>>>> whole new ball game.
>>>>
>>>>> I believe that someone has attached a genuine certificate to  his mail,
>>>>>
>>>>  > in which case this is probably a development that will recur.
>>>>> Hence my question.
>>>> highlight his email, press <ctrl+u> and view his email. what ever is
>>>> triggering will/should show up.
>>> Ctrl-u does nothing, but the headers show that it is an S/MIME signature.
>>>  I'm out most of today, but maybe google will help when I get back.
>> Been watching this thread. Is the sender using Thunderbird? It is possible
>> in TB, might be with others, to use a Thawte certificate to sign email.
>> Sign only to prove the author is the author.
> 
> He is.  Th's not a Thawte, per se:
> 
> CN=AAA Certificate Services,O-ComodoCA Limited,L=Salford,ST=Greater 
> Manchester,C=GB
> 
> but I'd assume that it is that same procedure.  So - the question remains, how 
> does one check it?

You will need to import the root certificate used to sign the S/MIME
signature, this can be done from with KMail.

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Brian

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