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

From: David Cross [MS] (dcross_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/13/05 

Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 05:37:24 -0800

I believe Outlook requires both unfortunately to enable S/MIME. I am not
aware of a workaround. 

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"selkin" <stewart_elkin@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:1105606478.780089.291050@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> 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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