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[lamps] Re: TLS Client Certificates; a survey

Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com> Mon, 23 March 2026 15:59 UTC

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Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:58:49 -0500
From: Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com>
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On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 02:26:49AM +1100, Viktor Dukhovni wrote:
> [ Below, surely a longer answer than solicited.  TL;DR, a workaround may
>   soon be added in Postfix 3.12 dev snapshots, that avoids the issue by
>   accepting serverAuth certificates from SMTP over TLS clients. ]

Is this for SMTP ETRN?

Nico
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