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People aren't making S/MIME software better because too few are using S/MIME. Too few are using S/MIME because it requires certificates to get started. Making
by all_blue_chucks 7y ago
People aren't making S/MIME software better because too few are using S/MIME. Too few are using S/MIME because it requires certificates to get started.
Making it easy to get email certificates certainly doesn't guarantee mass adoption, but the lack of easy access to email certificates absolutely is blocking mass adoption.
- lol768 7y agoThis hits the nail on the head exactly. It's a vicious cycle. Let's Encrypt are perhaps one of the only players in a good position to make a real difference here. I don't see any other CAs implementing ACME for S/MIME (https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-acme-email-smime-04 https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-acme-email-smime-04) and offering free certs.