Outlook staples encrypted emails and their plaintext

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rufwoof
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Outlook staples encrypted emails and their plaintext

#1 Post by rufwoof »

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/1 ... smime_bug/
Attention anyone using Microsoft Outlook to encrypt emails. Researchers at security outfit SEC Consult have found a bug in Redmond's software that causes encrypted messages to be sent out with their unencrypted versions attached.
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#2 Post by 8Geee »

I think Outlook and Outlook Express were in W98-2... those were the days... wreaking havoc by deleting the *.ibx and *.obx files 8)

Another stoopid Microsoft Trick for sure.
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#3 Post by Flash »

It's not a bug, it's a feature. In case the recipient can't decrypt the encrypted email. :roll:

Microsoft, always trying to be helpful to its customers.
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