[imp] Re: S/MIME importing private keys

[Michael M Slusarz]

Quoting Reuben Farrelly <reuben-imp at reub.net>:

>
>
> Hi,
>
> I've spent the best part of the evening trying to figure out how to
> import my personal digital certificate into my profile in Imp, but
> had no joy.  I am using -CVS, and I am all synced and up to date with
> the repository.
>
> I've ticked the box for S/MIME support, and certainly mails that come
> in are being checked and marked as signed, and have read the help
> files all around the S/MIME area.  I can also add certificates to the
> address book for users (there is a link for "Import public key" in
> the S/MIME options).  However there is no option at all to add my own
> private certificates.  I was expecting this to be near "Your S/MIME
> Public/Private Certificates" - and logically thought it would be a
> separate option to the public certificates.

You are trying to import a PKCS #12 certificate file, right?  That's 
what the help entry located in the import window says you have to do.  
Both the public and private keys live inside this file so there is no 
reason you should be uploading more than 1 file.

michael

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Michael Slusarz [slusarz at curecanti.org]