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S/MIME: Automatically toggle encryption when replying to an encrypted email

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

If I reply to an encrypted email, I usually intend to encrypt my reply as well. Currently, I have to toggle the checkbox manually each time I reply.

Describe the solution you'd like

Automatically toggle the S/MIME encryption toggle when I reply to an encrypted email.

This might also require to import the sender's certificate (if not already present). Otherwise, the encrypting the reply is not possible. See also https://github.com/nextcloud/mail/issues/11592 on that topic.

Describe alternatives you've considered

No response

Additional context

Extracted from https://github.com/nextcloud/mail/issues/11569

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Research direction

Begin with the reply flow and the S/MIME encryption toggle described in this issue; review issue #11592 for the certificate-import context. Done means replying to an encrypted message automatically enables encryption when possible, with the unavailable-certificate case understood and covered.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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