Importing .asc format passkey

Hi. I'm very new to this whole passkey and certificate stuff. I've
been sent a pass key in .asc format which I'd hoped could be imported
into my Keychain Access app but get no response, i.e. I guess this is
an unrecognized file format. Either that or I have no understanding
of how to import a pass key. Any assistance would be GREATLY
appreciated.

Diane
Thu Jul 26 20:59:38 CDT 2007

On 7/26/07 4:48 PM, in article
1185493708.747985.210320@l70g2000hse.googlegroups.com,
"jml@technologybusdev.com" <jml@technologybusdev.com> wrote:

> Hi. I'm very new to this whole passkey and certificate stuff. I've
> been sent a pass key in .asc format which I'd hoped could be imported
> into my Keychain Access app but get no response, i.e. I guess this is
> an unrecognized file format. Either that or I have no understanding
> of how to import a pass key. Any assistance would be GREATLY
> appreciated.

I can point you to a link that might help.

See: import the root certificate that signed their certificate

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/smime/index.html>

If nothing else it might answer some of your questions on using
cryptographic technologies.

--
Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>

jml
Thu Jul 26 21:18:20 CDT 2007

On Jul 26, 6:59 pm, Diane Ross <di...@invalid.entourage.mvps.org>
wrote:
> On 7/26/07 4:48 PM, in article
> 1185493708.747985.210...@l70g2000hse.googlegroups.com,
>
> "j...@technologybusdev.com" <j...@technologybusdev.com> wrote:
> > Hi. I'm very new to this whole passkey and certificate stuff. I've
> > been sent a pass key in .asc format which I'd hoped could be imported
> > into my Keychain Access app but get no response, i.e. I guess this is
> > an unrecognized file format. Either that or I have no understanding
> > of how to import a pass key. Any assistance would be GREATLY
> > appreciated.
>
> I can point you to a link that might help.
>
> See: import the root certificate that signed their certificate
>
> <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/smime/index.html>
>
> If nothing else it might answer some of your questions on using
> cryptographic technologies.
>
> --
> Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
> Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
> Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>

Diane, thanks for the reply. I've read through the info you reference
and am still unsuccessful, and haven't been able to find anything
about .acs files (except some links that think I'm well versed in Unix
commands and GPG). Have you even heard of a .acs certificate file?

Jay

Diane
Fri Jul 27 15:16:36 CDT 2007

On 7/26/07 7:18 PM, in article
1185502700.189273.48100@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com,
"jml@technologybusdev.com" <jml@technologybusdev.com> wrote:

> Diane, thanks for the reply. I've read through the info you reference
> and am still unsuccessful, and haven't been able to find anything
> about .acs files (except some links that think I'm well versed in Unix
> commands and GPG). Have you even heard of a .acs certificate file?

No, but then I don't personally have a need for certificates.

I just did a Google search on .acs files and came up with the following:

.ACS Files - Microsoft Agent Character Files (.ACS)

Microsoft Agent characters can be built with their animations, sound effects
and other data contained in either a single .acs format file or the
combination.

What is the difference between the .acs and the .acf/.aca types of character
data files?

<http://www.microsoft.com/msagent/prodinfo/faq/characters.asp#acf>

Doesn't sound like these are files that are associated with certificates.
Certificates don't normally contain animations, sound effects.

Whatever, they are PC files only from what I can gather.

--
Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>