Windows Mail Defaults to 40-bit encryption

Windows Mail seems to suffer from the same "feature" that Outlook
Express does: If the encryption capability of the recipient is unknown
then it will encrypt the e-mail using 40-bit RC2 even if 168-bit 3DES is
chosen.

There's a registry hack that forces OE to use 3DES but it doesn't work
for WM.

Anyone have any ideas?

TIA


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berserker

berserker;780864 Wrote:
> Windows Mail seems to suffer from the same "feature" that Outlook
> Express does: If the encryption capability of the recipient is unknown
> then it will encrypt the e-mail using 40-bit RC2 even if 168-bit 3DES is
> chosen.
>
> There's a registry hack that forces OE to use 3DES but it doesn't work
> for WM.
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
>
> TIA

Barring any registry hacks, the solution that worked for me was to
delete the certificate from the recipient's contact info, find a signed
and encrypted e-mail from the recipient and then add the certificate
from that e-mail to his contact info. Apparently, it carries the
information that WM is looking for WRT encryption capability.


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berserker