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Feature list

Below is the list of supported features for Zimbra OpenPGP Zimlet. The list has been updated for version 2.3.9.

Sending messages

• Inline-PGP encrypted messages with full UTF-8 support in text/plain format
• Inline-PGP clear signed messages with full UTF-8 support in text/plain format
• Inline-PGP encrypted attachments

Receiving messages

• Inline-PGP encrypted messages with full UTF-8 support in text/plain format
• Inline-PGP clear signed messages with full UTF-8 support in text/plain format
• Inline-PGP encrypted attachments
• PGP/MIME messages with up to 1 nested multipart/mixed part
• PGP/MIME messages with body parts text/plain
• PGP/MIME messages with body parts text/html will be converted to text
• PGP/MIME messages with parts that use transfer encoding base64 and quoted-printable and charset UTF-8
• PGP/MIME encrypted attachments

This Zimlet does not support verifying detached signatures from PGP/MIME signed (but not encrypted) messages. Any additional body parts will be treated as text/plain.

Storing Public Keys

• Up to 30 keys can be stored in the Zimbra LDAP with a maximum length of 51000 chars
• An unlimited amount of keys can be stored in the users address book (contacts) in the notes field

Importing Public Keys

• Via (admin configurable) keyserver lookup
• From a plain/text email message that contain an ASCII PGP Public Key Block
• From attachments of type application/pgp-keys in ASCII format (.asc)
• From PGP/MIME encrypted attachments that contain an ASCII PGP Public Key Block

Storing Private Key (optional)

• In the browsers local storage with aditional AES-256 encryption, the AES decrypt password is stored on the server

Storing Passphrase

• Encoded in the Zimbra server LDAP or
• In the browsers local storage with aditional AES-256 encryption, the AES decrypt password is stored on the server