Looking for encrypted email.

[mdickerson17]

Hey guys im looking for a good (hopefully free) email encryption service so I can feel more comfortable when sending bank acc. numbers ect. Any suggestions?

 

[Confuzzled]

Who are you sending them to and how would they get the key to decrypt the message?

 

[bezking]

You could use PGP/GPG authentication, but the recipient would also have to use it and have your key info...

 

[kilowa22]

Hey guys im looking for a good (hopefully free) email encryption service so I can feel more comfortable when sending bank acc. numbers ect. Any suggestions?

You could use the winzip program which has AES encryption. You would create the document with a word processor or text editor, zip the file and use AES encryption with a password. You could also use PGP software and send the document in a encrypted container with a password in Windows or you could use public and private key encryption. Winzip with AES encryption and a good password should be more then adequte for most people. AES encryption is a government standard encryption algorithm.

 

[Scan-Denver]

Hushmail

Hushmail is a good one to use (www.hushmail.com). The receipient can either also be a hushmail subscriber or you can specify a password for the message that you can relay to the receipient via the telephone, text message or other means and they will be able to open the message.

 

[poltergeisty]

Many moons ago I used a free encrypted E-mail called Ziplip. It looks as thought they don't exist anymore. The alternative, Hushmail .

You could use an E-mail client such as Thunderbird and use certs. Or you could use something called Tor with sending and receiving E-mail. Google Vidalia.

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[SCPD]

Use a VPN, such as VyperVPN. It creates an encrypted vpn between your computer and the host, thus, all text communications are encrypted to prying eyes.

The problem that I would see with using an encrypted email client is that the receiving party would also have to have software that decrypts your encrypted msg, otherwise all the receipient will get is a bunch of hash (random characters).

 

[neondesert]

Hey guys im looking for a good (hopefully free) email encryption service so I can feel more comfortable when sending bank acc. numbers ect. Any suggestions?

If you want free, I would take a look at The GNU Privacy Guard - GnuPG.org

Or...you could always borrow an OpenSky radio from the LVMPD and transmit your emails on their system...in the clear!
This way no one would understand them! :lol: Very secure!
(Sorry, couldn't resist but you know what I'm talking about mdickerson17. )

 

[Confuzzled]

Again, this all depends on who the recipient is. A bank or other business is not going to sign up for a special service or install something to read the emails. OP really needs to give some more information on the goals of this.

 

[Scan-Denver]

With Hushmail, your receipient isn't required to be a subscriber or be a member to decrypt/respond to encrypted email. All the receipient will need is the password (different from your private/public encryption keys) to decrypt the message.

Check it out, if for no other reason just to see how it works.

Good luck.

 

[Scan-Denver]

With Hushmail, your receipient isn't required to be a subscriber or be a member to decrypt/respond to encrypted email. All the receipient will need is the password (different from your private/public encryption keys) to decrypt the message.

Check it out, if for no other reason just to see how it works.

Good luck.

Also, Hushmail is web based. Doesn't require you to install anything on your computer and you don't have to be a cryptography specialist in order to use it. Pretty straight forward and can be used anywhere the internet is available... www.hushmail.com.

 

[mdickerson17]

Thanks for all the reply's but Hushmail it is! I like the fact that I'll be able to use a specific question for every recipient so they can just use their acc number, ect., to access the emails. Thanks @Scan-Denver.
@neondesert, OpenSky-lmao

 

[Betty1210]

Reconsider

You might do some research on Hushmail before going with them. There was a big horror story a few years ago where they hacked their users to capture passcodes used to encrypt keys. The end of the story involves they handing over decrypted versions of their users' messages. Quite a surprise to their users. Google it and you'll see what I mean.

I use TrulyMail. Their beta of version 3 includes this same kind of feature - individual questions and answers to do client-side decryption. They also support much stronger encryption to TrulyMail users.

At least you should check it out. I've been using their system (free) for a year now and really like it.

 

[poltergeisty]

Hushmail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[mdickerson17]

You might do some research on Hushmail before going with them. There was a big horror story a few years ago where they hacked their users to capture passcodes used to encrypt keys. The end of the story involves they handing over decrypted versions of their users' messages. Quite a surprise to their users. Google it and you'll see what I mean.

I use TrulyMail. Their beta of version 3 includes this same kind of feature - individual questions and answers to do client-side decryption. They also support much stronger encryption to TrulyMail users.

At least you should check it out. I've been using their system (free) for a year now and really like it.

Now using TrulyMail! Where did you find the beta version? The version I am using (2.7.17) does not have that feature and I couldn't find the beta....

 

[mike_s104]

If this is for a solution for work or a business, I would look into secure FTP (with SSL) or something from logmein.com (I've used something from them to transfer files over SSL using but I forget what program or service they call it).

7Zip is free and will do AES encryption as well. Just don't email the file and password together.