P7S File Extension

What is the .P7S file type?

The .p7s filename extension belongs to the S/MIME Detached Signature (.p7s) file type and format. S/MIME (Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) is an international standard for cryptographic protection of e-mail correspondence. S/MIME is based upon the Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) by RSA Laboratories, mainly the PKCS #7 Cryptographic Message Syntax Standard.

A .p7s file is a detached PKCS #7 digital signature generated against the body of an e-mail message. It contains the sender's certificate and optionally additional CA certificates and is sent along as part of the resulting multipart/signed message. Detached signatures (.p7s) are used to check authenticity and integrity of e-mail messages as well as confirm identities of their senders. The message itself is not encrypted, is sent and can be read by its recipient in plaintext.

Most e-mail clients can automatically handle signed messages. Those e-mail clients that are not capable of properly processing S/MIME detached signatures (.p7s) present any such signature simply as an attached file with the filename "smime.p7s."

Software to open or convert P7S files

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P7S Viewer by Secure Soft

 

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Assinador Digital Registral de Documentos Eletrônicos by ARISP - Associação dos Registradores Imobiliários de São Paulo

 

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