<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 4:24 AM, Philipp Kewisch <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kewisch@thunderbird.net" target="_blank">kewisch@thunderbird.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div class="m_-898251890209484447moz-cite-prefix">On 5/16/18 4:19 PM, Phillip
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<div style="font-size:small">There are
current discussions on how to make S/MIME fit for use. I think
it very likely that we will see something like ACME emerge but
for SMTP and that there will be free certificate providers.</div>
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</span><p>Hey Phillip,</p>
<p>thanks for keeping tabs on IETF work. Do you have some links to
that discussion? I've been imaging something like ACME for SMTP as
well and think it is something Thunderbird should stand behind.</p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
<p>Philipp<br>
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</blockquote></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Currently, the discussion is happening in the LAMPS group on the CAA issue. But there is also a broader understanding that we need to do more to make end to end email security the ubiquitous default on the net and CAA is not going to address that problem.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">What I think we need is to work out what the complete set of roadblocks for ubiquitous use of S/MIME is and form a comprehensive strategy that addresses them all or at least enough to get somewhere. This will likely lead to an S/MIME+ specification or specification profile similar to what WiFi is to 802.11b.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I will certainly make sure Thunderbird gets an invite.</div><br></div></div>