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S/MIME Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail data
File type: Email related data file
A p10 file extension is related to the S/MIME Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail files.
Found 2 different file type records with the same p10 filename suffix.
File type category:
Email related data file
Date updated: December 30, 2024
The p10 file extension is related to secured e-mail messages.
S/MIME (Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) provides a consistent way to send and receive secure MIME data. Based on the popular Internet MIME standard, S/MIME provides the following cryptographic security services for electronic messaging applications: authentication, message integrity and non-repudiation of origin (using digital signatures) and privacy and data security (using encryption).
S/MIME can be used by traditional mail user agents (MUAs) to add cryptographic security services to mail that is sent, and to interpret cryptographic security services in mail that is received. However, S/MIME is not restricted to mail; it can be used with any transport mechanism that transports MIME data, such as HTTP. As such, S/MIME takes advantage of the object-based features of MIME and allows secure messages to be exchanged in mixed-transport systems.
Further, S/MIME can be used in automated message transfer agents that use cryptographic security services that do not require any human intervention, such as the signing of software-generated documents and the encryption of FAX messages sent over the Internet.
A typical application which allows a user to generate cryptographic information has to submit that information to a certification authority, who transforms it into a certificate. PKCS #10 describes a syntax for certification requests. The application/pkcs10 body type MUST be used to transfer a PKCS #10 certification request.
MIME types:
application/pkcs10
Software applications that handle other tasks involving p10 files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: November 25, 2010
P10 file extension is used by QuickPar application.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving p10 files:
Microsoft Windows
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