Jun 06, '05 09:41:00AM • Contributed by: Dennis Groves
You no longer need to go get a free Thawte certificate or go anyplace else to get one -- Keychain Access now has a Certificate Assistant that will generate a self signed certificate for you!
Open Keychain Access (in /Applications -> Utilities), and in the Keychain Access menu, select Certificate Assistant (it's the fourth choice). Click it, follow the on screen directions. You can now encrypt and sign your email -- encryption requires your email recipient's public key.
[robg adds: This hint was also submitted at nearly the same time by boredzo, who pointed out the assisant's capabilities:
- Create a certificate for yourself
- Create a Certificate Authority (CA)
- Use your CA to create a certificate for someone else
- Request a certificate from an existing CA
- View and evaluate certificates
