Encrypting Data with Guard

Encrypting E-Mail Conversations

12.2.2. Sending encrypted E-Mail messages

The following options are available:

How to send an encrypted E-Mail:

  1. Click the Enable Encryption icon in the E-Mail editing window. A function bar will be displayed above the E-Mail text.

    Icons next to the recipients indicate whether the message can be encrypted for this recipient. If hovering over an icon, a description will be displayed.

  2. In order to additionally sign the E-Mail, click on Options in the E-Mail function bar. Enable Sign.

  3. If Show advanced settings is enabled in the Guard settings, you can use additional options. To do so, click on Options in the function bar. You can activate the following options:

    • By default, encrypted E-Mail messages are sent in PGP Mime format. Some older clients only support PGP Inline. If the recipient uses such a client, enable PGP Inline.

      Note: If you use PGP Inline, you can not send E-Mail Messages in HTML format.

    • To enable The E-Mail recipient to send an encrypted reply, the recipient needs to have your public key. You can send your public key as an attachment. To do so, enable Attach my key.

  4. Click on Send.

    When sending to new recipients, a window is displayed that allows to send notes for opening the encrypted E-Mail to the recipients.

User interface:

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Parent topic: Encrypting E-Mail Conversations