In Gmail, S/MIME is available as hosted S/MIME or client-side encryption (CSE). Hosted S/MIME. With hosted S/MIME, messages are encrypted and decrypted using keys hosted within Google. Gmail uses the hosted keys to decrypt messages and provide abuse protections. In Gmail, emails that use hosted S/MIME are also known as enhanced encryption . More @Wikipedia
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