S/MIME and PGP

jdredd

Which provides greater security, S/MIME or PGP? I would think it is PGP, technically, but because more people use S/MIME, perhaps it is that?

Is it OK to ask questions like this in this forum? I do it when I run across conflicting answers in differnt sources, or when the logic truly escapes me. I try not to overdo it.

Thanks

Webmaster

PGP and S/MIME are both crypto systems that support multiple encryption algorithms, depending on the implementation/product. So it depends primarily on which algorithms are in use.

www.techexams.net/technotes/securityplus/emailsecurity.shtml

Is it OK to ask questions like this in this forum? I do it when I run across conflicting answers in differnt sources, or when the logic truly escapes me.

Ok, and encouraged, that it what the forums are for. As long as you don't include exact text/questions, just ask the technical question, exactly like you are doing already.