| 摘要 |
A method and apparatus for sending a self-asserted certificate is described. In one embodiment, a mail client of a sender is configured to generate a public and private key pair, to create a self-signed certificate, and to form an introduction message addressed to a recipient to enable use of the self-signed certificate prior to corresponding with the recipient. A mail client of a recipient is configured to display an indicator of a receipt of the introduction message from the sender. The indicator comprises a user interface query to the recipient to verify and accept the sender-signed certificate in response to receiving the introduction message from the sender.
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