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How to make S/MIME certificates available to mail recipients
I would like to use S/MIME encryption with our emails.
I think that I understand how things are working and I am able to send encrypted mails between people when they have all the necessary ...
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How to make thunderbird automatically encrypt emails if possible?
When I start to compose a new email in Thunderbird, I want it to automatically enable the Encrypt button after I type a recipient's email address into the To field, if I have that recipient's PGP key ...
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Thunderbird sometimes renders decrypted content in its encrypted form when it is quoted in replies
I'm using Thunderbird with built-in OpenPGP encryption.
It works but I have a problem when I receive mail from specific accounts.
Usually, when I receive an encrypted message, it's decrypted on the ...
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Is it safe to share a SHA-256 hash to check that a sensative number has been copied correctly? [closed]
Say I would like to receive a sensitive number from someone (e.g. bank account details). Would it be safe to share the number over the phone and then send an email with the SHA-256 hash of the number ...
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Can I configure Thunderbird/Enigmail to use encryption only for sending/receiving, not for local storage?
I'd like to use email encryption only for the transport, not for local storage (for reasoning, see the end). I want to have all my email decrypted locally (in Sent, Deleted, Inbox, etc.), but ...
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s/mime decrypt with sender's private key
I made a few sets of certificates for s/mime encryption using openssl (for various email addresses I have). When account 1 sends an encrypted message to account 2, account 2's private key successfully ...
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Easy way for a Windows user to encrypt a file that is to be distributed by e-mail?
I don't have Windows myself but I need a non-computer-savvy Windows user to e-mail me a file that should be encrypted before it is sent and I must to instruct him on how to do this. Are there any ...
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Newton mail client and end-to-end encryption
I am not an expert in emails, but I was wondering if it was possible to use your favorite email client on desktop and mobile (for example Newton or Polymail) and connect it with IMAP to an end-to-end ...
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Is it possible to send a PGP encrypted e-mail without sender's PGP key in Thunderbird?
I have a public PGP key of a recipient and I want to send an encrypted e-mail to them with Thunderbird. I don't have a PGP key pair myself. Is it possible to encrypt and send this e-mail with ...
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Why does S/MIME encryption requires the sender to have a certificate of his own while only the recipient's public key is used?
S/MIME encryption uses the recipients public key to encrypt an email. Upon receiving the encrypted message the recipient can decrypt it using the private key associated with the public key that was ...
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How do I stop Outlook from automatically attempting to open encrypted emails?
I receive encrypted emails often enough that this has become an issue.
When I have encrypted emails in my inbox, using the arrow keys to navigate my inbox or even just opening outlook causes outlook ...
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Encryption issues (emails being encrypted for sender, not receiver) in Microsoft Outlook for Microsoft 365 MSO (16.0.13628.20234) 64-bit using S/MIME
I am trying to setup email encryption functionality.
I have created my own CA, 2 PFX certificates, and have signed the PFX certificates with the CA certificate.
The setup on both machines seem to be ...
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What is the difference between external email encryption and SSL/TLS?
I understand what SSL/TLS is and basics of how it works. Almost always when I'm sending or receiving email, there is a padlock icon indicating that email was encrypted with TLS. However, when I ...
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Encryption of drafts in the new Thunderbird with integrated Enigmail
Is it possible to disable the encryption of drafts in the new Thunderbird 78.5.0 with integrated Enigmail while keeping OpenPGP activated?
The answer provided here seems to be no longer valid.
Thanks!
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Thunderbird 78 unable to decrypt multipart PGP email
A colleague of mine is unable to read GPG-encrypted emails sent to them by another member of our team via our mailing list, saying this1. The recipient, unable to read emails, is using Thunderbird v78....
