Re: Curve25519/Ed25519 ?
Steve Litt via dovecot <[email protected]>
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Edmund Lodewijks via dovecot said on Sun, 8 Mar 2026 12:24:57 +0200 >On 2026/03/08 03:19, Steve Litt via dovecot wrote: >> On my new Dovecot 2.4.2 IMAP server, which when >> completed will be accessible only via SSL, I plan to >> use Curve25519/Ed25519 self-signed-cert/private-key. Is there any >> reason this would be a mistake? > >Who will be "talking to" your Dovecot server? The plan is only I will be talking to it. Maybe from the same physical computer, and maybe over a network or the Internet. > >>From a crypto point of view, curve25519/ed25519 is fine, of course. > >The "self-signed" part of your certificate means that clients that want >to connect to your IMAP server will have to manually accept your >certificate. > >Do you control all the IMAP clients, so that this can be managed? Yes. I'll be using Claws-Mail, Evolution or Mutt, and I personally will be at the keyboard. Thanks, SteveT Steve Litt http://444domains.com _______________________________________________ dovecot mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]