.P10 file extension - S/MIME Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail data
What is p10 file? How to open p10 files?
File type specification:
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
Updated: April 15, 2024
The default software associated to open p10 file:
Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Outlook is a professional e-mail management tool and personal information manager distributed with the Microsoft Office suite. Outlook integrates the e-mail application, calendar, task manager, contact manager, and note-taking into one application.
Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Outlook for Mac is e-mail client and personal information manager distributed with Microsoft Office for Mac. Outlook for Mac contains email, calendar, address book, task list, note list managers in one application. Microsoft Outlook for Mac is a successor of Microsoft Entourage for Mac.
OpenSSL is toolkit used for implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) protocols.
List of recommended software applications associated to the .p10 file extension
Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open p10 file, edit p10 file, convert p10 file, view p10 file, play p10 file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
Unspecified and all other actions for computer programs working with p10 file - S/MIME Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail data
Click on the software link(s) for more information. Suggested software applications use p10 file type for internal purposes and/or also by different way than common edit or open p10 file actions.
Microsoft Windows:
Main software associated with p10 file by default:
Microsoft Outlook
Other suggested software:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X:
Main software associated with p10 file by default:
Microsoft Outlook for Mac
Other suggested software:
Apple Mail
macOS
Mac OS X
