Safe email account to use? What do yall recommend?

[grey]

@SicilianKiss what does pgp encryption mean? If someone I am wanting to speak with has a email which uses this how can I communicate with them? Thanks.

It means that one way or another you will need to know the other persons "public key" to send them encrypted emails.

Multiple ways this happens, it they use the same PGP or PKI email provider you do the key is provided from the Global Address Table automagically. For older stye PGP systems the recipient of your emails must have posted or sent you their public key in the clear prior to you being able to send encrypted email.

Most asymmetric key pair techs work in a similar manner. 2 keys,#1 key is Public and anyone can use it to send you encrypted email, the #2 key is your Private key which you must keep to yourself. ONLY the private key can decrypt emails sent using your public key.

Learning why it works is harder then simply using it twice and knowing how to use it.

 

[Fred88]

Safe mail is not safe!
That`s a fact. Even their rules tell you if it is used for ay illegal activity they will cooperate with the government.
For any legal purpose of cause it works good.

 

[grey]

Even their rules tell you if it is used for ay illegal activity they will cooperate with the government.

Which is why you having a private key they can't access is a good idea.

PGP or any PKI where you and only you hold the private key (no escrow) is about as "safe" as you will be able to attain without access to symmetric encryption devices (and then you run into the key distro problem).

 

[Fred88]

absolutely correct PGP!

 

[lundgren]

Safe-mail.net

If you need secure email for your juice, safe-mail are not really advisable.

 

[Twerk]

I see that if you make a donation to proton mail you get instant access and apparently don't have to wait. Has anyone done this?

 

[MindlessWork]

Try protonmail it is free and works quite well.

 

[Sworder]

tutanota,get in while its free.

Hairy vagina

 

[Bradly]

Hairy vagina

aint she awesome?
but seriously, I really like tutanota and now Ive learned pgp as well.
now I need a tails dedicated laptop.
take that spy vs spy

 

[Serious_Sam]

Safe-mail.net

lol

 

[Serious_Sam]

Safe-mail is done. Check out Tutanota

 

[jacked44]

tutanota,get in while its free.

^^^I opened my account yesterday.

 

[Serious_Sam]

^^^I opened my account yesterday.

Good for you!

 

[Big)LOUU]

I was trying to log in, and my password or username is incorrect? Eh... No.
Gotta stop using this crap

If you need secure email for your juice, safe-mail are not really advisable.

 

[planedriver]

For those using tutanota are you sending encrypted or not? How are you getting receiver the password if sending encrypted?

 

[grey]

How are you getting receiver the password if sending encrypted?

This is not symmetric encryption, it is asymmetric and doesn't require password exchange.

 

[planedriver]

Don't understand what that means yet. When I send an email it asks if I want it secure or not. If I do send secure the receiver needs a password to open. So in short, it is safe to send the tutonata email unsure?

 

[grey]

If I do send secure the receiver needs a password to open

You are confusing private "shared secret" encryption with what tutanota uses which is Public Key Cryptography.

No, they don't need your password. The password is your private key and is used to digitally hash the message digest.

the message is encrypted using the recipient's public key (which tutanota has) and *decrypted* using using their private key (their password).


Do NOT ever give anyone your password since your exclusive knowledge of this key is the ONLY thing keeping your shit private.


Read up on how this works before doing anything you need kept private with it.

http://freedupthoughts.com/2015/02/encrypt-your-mail-with-tutanota.html


If you ever have given your password out to anyone you have compromised your private key and nothing you sent using it can be relied on to stay secure after that point. Don't do that.

 

[IsaacClarke]

I am currently using tutanota. I was trying to use safe-mail but it's been dead. Tutanota also has an app on IOS (not sure about android) and I really like it so far.

 

[OddJob]

Proton mail sent me a message saying I would receive a notification when a spot becomes available...has anyone registered and had to wait? If so, about how long. Thinking of just rolling with Tutanota but I've seen reviews that Proton is more secure. Guess it's time to do more reading