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But isn't it that in practice most of the time this "last leg" is the only leg that crosses the internet? Most of the servers I see in the mail headers I receiv
by slasaus 11y ago
But isn't it that in practice most of the time this "last leg" is the only leg that crosses the internet? Most of the servers I see in the mail headers I receive are servers in the internal network of the sender. So IMHO transport encryption still is of real significance against passive attacks.
- cm2187 11y agoActually the first leg (sender client to sender smtp server) is probably the most at risk of a mitm, as it often goes over wifi.