RE: Signing on behalf of somebody else

"William Ottaway" <w.ottaway@eris.dera.gov.uk> Wed, 18 July 2001 08:35 UTC

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From: William Ottaway <w.ottaway@eris.dera.gov.uk>
To: Nagaraj Mandya <nmandya@yahoo.co.in>, ietf-smime@imc.org
Subject: RE: Signing on behalf of somebody else
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 09:10:22 +0100
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Hi Nagaraj,

Have you looked at the DOMSEC draft?
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-smime-domsec-08.txt

It allows for others to sign a message. It also specifies a domain/company
signature. A valid company signature means the message can be accepted
irrespective of whether there is an originator signature or not.

Bill.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ietf-smime@mail.imc.org
> [mailto:owner-ietf-smime@mail.imc.org]On Behalf Of Nagaraj Mandya
> Sent: 18 July 2001 05:13
> To: ietf-smime@imc.org
> Subject: Signing on behalf of somebody else
>
>
>
> Hi,
>    Is it possible for a mail being sent by one person
> be signed by a different person and still be treated
> as a valid signature?
>
>    My problem is like this. Any mail that a client
> receives signed by a particular person's certificate
> should be considered valid by the client irrespective
> of who the actual sender is.
>
>    Thanks.
> --
> Regards,
> Nagaraj
>
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