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"Take Five" In Internet Security ( Read the Compact Version )
The top security problem facing Internet users today is not email or even about email, however it deeply affects email security. This problem is well-known yet we meekly accept it "as it is" everyday. But the paradigm may shift in five minutes.
Ed Gerck, Ph.D. and Vernon Neppe, M.D., Ph.D.

The email security-usability dichotomy: Necessary antinomy or potential synergism? (PDF)
Consensus-based analytic metrics for usability and security are applied to rate available secure email systems, thereby calculating a respective score for each system tested, including X.509/PKI, PGP, Voltage (IBE), and ZSentry Mail (Zmail).
Vernon Neppe, M.D., Ph.D.

Secure Email Technologies X.509 / PKI, PGP, IBE, AND ZMAIL - A Usability & Security Comparison (PDF)
The comparison is based on a list of 33 desirable secure email features and 17 shortcomings (attacks and problems), as a metric for quantitative evaluation. Usability and Security Scores are defined and take into account the use environment.
Ed Gerck, Ph.D.

Comparison Of Secure Email Technologies - X.509 / PKI, PGP, and IBE
Specification of desirable features as well as a list of attacks or problems that can affect secure email.
Ed Gerck, Ph.D.

Overview of Certification Systems: X.509, CA, PGP and SKIP (PDF)
This work deals with digital certification issues. Of relevance to secure email, X.509/PKIX Certificates, Certification Authorities (CAs), and PGP are reviewed.
Ed Gerck, Ph.D.

What Email Needs, Part I
A discussion paper. If email needs security, why is email encryption not used?
Ed Gerck, Ph.D.

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