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author | GitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com> | 2020-11-19 11:27:35 +0300 |
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committer | GitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com> | 2020-11-19 11:27:35 +0300 |
commit | 7e9c479f7de77702622631cff2628a9c8dcbc627 (patch) | |
tree | c8f718a08e110ad7e1894510980d2155a6549197 /doc/administration/smime_signing_email.md | |
parent | e852b0ae16db4052c1c567d9efa4facc81146e88 (diff) |
Add latest changes from gitlab-org/gitlab@13-6-stable-eev13.6.0-rc42
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/administration/smime_signing_email.md b/doc/administration/smime_signing_email.md index 6ded7fdd7d0..f5b40210e62 100644 --- a/doc/administration/smime_signing_email.md +++ b/doc/administration/smime_signing_email.md @@ -1,10 +1,15 @@ +--- +stage: none +group: unassigned +info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers +--- + # Signing outgoing email with S/MIME Notification emails sent by GitLab can be signed with S/MIME for improved security. -NOTE: **Note:** -Please be aware that S/MIME certificates and TLS/SSL certificates are not the +Be aware that S/MIME certificates and TLS/SSL certificates are not the same and are used for different purposes: TLS creates a secure channel, whereas S/MIME signs and/or encrypts the message itself @@ -21,7 +26,7 @@ files must be provided: Optionally, you can also provide a bundle of CA certs (PEM-encoded) to be included on each signature. This will typically be an intermediate CA. -NOTE: **Note:** +CAUTION: **Caution:** Be mindful of the access levels for your private keys and visibility to third parties. @@ -39,7 +44,6 @@ third parties. 1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab](restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure) for the changes to take effect. -NOTE: **Note:** The key needs to be readable by the GitLab system user (`git` by default). **For installations from source:** @@ -63,7 +67,6 @@ The key needs to be readable by the GitLab system user (`git` by default). 1. Save the file and [restart GitLab](restart_gitlab.md#installations-from-source) for the changes to take effect. -NOTE: **Note:** The key needs to be readable by the GitLab system user (`git` by default). ### How to convert S/MIME PKCS#12 / PFX format to PEM encoding |