227096 - display and record session key strength and algorithm when communicating via SSL

Status: UNCONFIRMED

(Thunderbird :: Message Reader UI, enhancement)

Description

[Ralf Hauser]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.5b) Gecko/20030907
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.5b) Gecko/20030907

When sending or receiving a mail via SSL, I want to be able to know with what
protection level this happens:
- at least in the sent folder, it should be possible to see whether it was only
40 bits, or whether it it was better and which algorithm was used

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual Results:  
even more comfortable would be if a user can see configure the mail program such
that it displays the algortithms and key lengths before any sensitive
information leaves my client

Expected Results:  
the "gap-less security trail" RFE same applies also to the inbox

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Comment 1

[Ralf Hauser]

Re-assigning this RFE since MailNews - Security:General appears to be orphaned

Bug 227097 is the analogous RFE regarding the corresponding certificates

Comment 2

[Rob Hudson]

i think that this should be moved to mail/news as it applies to mozilla aswell.

Comment 3

[Ralf Hauser]

see also the corresponding RFE at gnu's JavaMail
https://savannah.gnu.org/support/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=103418

Comment 4

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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Comment 6

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

sorry for the spam.  making bugzilla reflect reality as I'm not working on these bugs.  filter on FOOBARCHEESE to remove these in bulk.