Use Outlook S/MIME with only a signing OR encryption cert but not both?

From: selkin (stewart_elkin_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/13/05


Date: 13 Jan 2005 00:54:38 -0800

Is it possible to use only S/MIME encryption or S/MIME signing with
Outlook, without requiring both certs? In Outlook 2002, if you get
yourself just an encryption cert and try to coinfigure Outlook to use
this (Tools | Options | Security | Settings), it won't let you apply
the change unless you specify a signing cert as well. Why is this, and
is there a workaround, or is it specified as part of S/MIME that a user
must have both certs (whcih seems unlikely)? Thanks.



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