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<div>I don't normally give out a build without explicitly testing changes my=
self but when it comes to SSL CSR generation and certificate installation it=
 is probably best for someone to do it for real with their own domain and CA=
..</div><div><br></div>Anyway a latest windows build is here:<div>ftp://netwi=
nsite.com/pub/surgemail/specials/surgeweb/surgemail_40r_windows.exe</div><di=
v><br></div><div>As I think I noted previously you will need to enable: &nbs=
p;g_ssl_sha1_sign</div><div><br></div><div>That should switch the CSR and ce=
rtificate code to signing with SHA1 instead of MD5 hashes. Anyway, let me kn=
ow you you go if you try it (I'd like to hear about both successes and failu=
res)</div><div><br></div><div>Marijn</div><div><br _moz_editor_bogus_node=3d=
"TRUE" _moz_dirty=3d""><br><br>--- Original message --- <br>Subject: RE: [Su=
rgeMail List] SSL Certificate issues. <br>From: Thomas Houseman &lt;thomas@h=
ouseman.id.au> <br>To:  &lt;surgemail-list@netwinsite.com> <br>Date: 06/05/2=
009  6:32 PM<br><br><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3d"edit=
" spidmax=3d"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <o:shapela=
yout v:ext=3d"edit">   <o:idmap v:ext=3d"edit" data=3d"1" />  </o:shapelayou=
t></xml><![endif]--><div><div class=3d"Section1"><p class=3d"MsoNormal"><spa=
n style=3d"color:#1F497D">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3d"MsoNormal=
"><span style=3d"color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3d"MsoN=
ormal"><span style=3d"color:#1F497D">I=e2=80=99m using the Windows build and=
 happy to test it for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3d"MsoNormal"><span=
 style=3d"color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3d"MsoNormal">=
<span style=3d"color:#1F497D">Thomas.</span><span style=3d"font-size:11.0pt;=
font-family:" =3d","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"=3d""" calibri><o:p></o:p></sp=
an></p><p class=3d"MsoNormal"><span style=3d"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:" =
=3d"1f497d"=3d""" calibri color:><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3d"Mso=
Normal"><span style=3d"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:" =3d"1f497d"=3d""" cali=
bri color:><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div style=3d"border:none;border=
-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class=3d"MsoNormal"><=
b><span lang=3d"EN-US" style=3d"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:" =3d","sans-se=
rif""=3d""" tahoma>From:</span></b><span lang=3d"EN-US" style=3d"font-size:1=
0.0pt; font-family:" =3d","sans-serif""=3d""" tahoma> Surgemail Support (Mar=
ijn) [mailto:surgemail-support@netwinsite.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 6=
 May 2009 1:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> surgemail-list@netwinsite.com&lt;br><b>Subje=
ct:</b> Re: [SurgeMail List] SSL Certificate issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p></=
div></div><p class=3d"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3d"MsoNormal"=
><span style=3d"font-family:" =3d","sans-serif""=3d""" tahoma>OK try a new b=
uild when it is up to make sure it all works as it should for you and if the=
re are no problems let me know and I'll make surgemail use SHA1 by default. =
(also let me know if you do encounter any difficulties so I can investigate =
and resolve them)&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=3d"MsoNormal=
"><span style=3d"font-family:" =3d","sans-serif""=3d""" tahoma><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3d"MsoNormal"><span style=3d"font-family:=
" =3d","sans-serif""=3d""" tahoma>If you let me know what platform you are a=
fter I can make sure there is a new build there for you to try.<o:p></o:p></=
span></p></div><div><p class=3d"MsoNormal"><span style=3d"font-family:" =3d"=
,"sans-serif""=3d""" tahoma><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=
=3d"MsoNormal"><span style=3d"font-family:" =3d","sans-serif""=3d""" tahoma>=
Marijn<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3d"MsoNormal" style=3d"marg=
in-bottom:12.0pt"><span style=3d"font-family:" =3d","sans-serif""=3d""" taho=
ma><br><br>--- Original message --- <br>Subject: Re: [SurgeMail List] SSL Ce=
rtificate issues. <br>From: Neil Herber (nospam) &lt;nospam@eton.ca> <br>To:=
 &lt;surgemail-list@netwinsite.com> <br>Date: 05/05/2009 11:33 PM<br><br>On =
2009-05-05 6:37 AM, Surgemail Support (Marijn) wrote: <br>...snip ... <br><b=
r>> Please let me know if it works correctly for you. If it proves to work <=
br>> as it should and others find CA's are all going this way, we may well <=
br>> make this the surgemail default at some stage. <br>> <br>> Marijn <br>>=
 <br><br>From everything I have read, most CAs phased out MD5 in January 200=
9. For more details see: <br><a href=3d"http://www.win.tue.nl/hashclash/rogu=
e-ca/" target=3d"_blank">http://www.win.tue.nl/hashclash/rogue-ca/</a><br><b=
r>In particular see: <br><a href=3d"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/836068" t=
arget=3d"_blank">http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/836068</a><br><br>where they=
 say: <br>"Do not use the MD5 algorithm <br>Software developers, Certificati=
on Authorities, website owners, and users should avoid using the MD5 algorit=
hm in any capacity. As previous research has demonstrated, it should be cons=
idered cryptographically broken and unsuitable for further use. <br><br>Scru=
tinize SSL certificates signed by certificates using the MD5 algorithm" <br>=
<br>-- Neil Herber <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div>
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