Email Security: TLS and S/MIME
问题 My understanding is that TLS is an encryption technique that allowing two STMP servers to communicate with each other securely. If HTTPS is used to connect to an STMP serve is that the same as using S/MIME? 回答1: No. TLS encrypts the communication channel. S/MIME encrypts the message. I.e., it's the difference between "talking openly on a secure line" and "talking in code on an insecure line." 回答2: HTTPS is used to connect to an STMP There seems to be a misunderstanding regarding what HTTPS