[SOLVED] How to open smime.p7s attachment file?

**Sorop3** · 07-30-2011, 07:51 AM

Hello,

I got an email today and it has an attachment called smime.p7s.
I searched over the internet on different websites/articles/forums but couldn't find anything helpful.

Please could you help me out in this as this is from an employer and i need to open this as soon as I can.

Thankyou in advance

BenHolliday · 07-30-2011, 08:02 AM

What I'm reading on several sites is that Outlook will open the attachments.

Also read that PGP will handle it but only found that on one site.

**Sorop3** · 07-30-2011, 08:24 AM

Thankyou for your reply BenHolliday.

Unfortunately I don't have outlook. I will try looking for other software.

I came across Cryptigo, any thoughts about that ?

IT-Barry · 07-30-2011, 08:40 AM

Re: [PLUG] What's smime.p7s? (Was: Ginger)

Quote:

S/MIME is an SSL-based MIME extension, developed by (I think) RSA Data
Security. It attempts to do the same sort of stuff as PGP - allowing for
encrypting/decrypting and signing of emails. pkcs #7 is the data format.

Outlook comes with support for it built-in, and PHP has some new S/MIME
functions built-in if compiled with openssl support.

Seems its not an attachment that you need to open as it doesnt contain any useful information that you need.

BenHolliday · 07-30-2011, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Sorop3

Thankyou for your reply BenHolliday.

Unfortunately I don't have outlook. I will try looking for other software.

I came across Cryptigo, any thoughts about that ?

There is a p7mViewer software from them that reads encrypted or signed mails. Other than what the page says I have no idea.

Give it a shot after you scan the downloaded program for virus and buggies.

**Sorop3** · 07-30-2011, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IT-Barry

Seems its not an attachment that you need to open as it doesnt contain any useful information that you need.

okay so I guess this just a secure email. Thankyou IT-Barry

Quote:

Originally Posted by BenHolliday

There is a p7mViewer software from them that reads encrypted or signed mails. Other than what the page says I have no idea.

Give it a shot after you scan the downloaded program for virus and buggies.

BenHolliday thankyou for your help I might check it out.