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Can you please provide more details on your idea? You can already encrypt emails in eM Client via S/MIME and PGP, are you looking for an alternate technology?
@olivia_rust Hello,
Yes, end-to-end encryption encryption of mails with both S/MIME and PGP.
Thank you
Best Wishes
Juraj Solár ml.
@jurajkejs Can you please provide details on what exactly you are missing in the current implementation of S/MIME and PGP email encryption, any specific part? Without any details this idea might be difficult to vote for since some users might not realize what it's about.
@olivia_rust Differences between S/MIME, PGP and End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) in
emails
S/MIME, PGP
S/MIME (Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
Use: A standard for encrypting and digitally signing emails.
Technology: Uses asymmetric cryptography (pairs of public and private
keys).
Certificates: Requires a certificate from a trusted certificate
authority (CA).
Compatibility: built-in to most modern email clients (e.g. Outlook,
Apple Mail).
Security:ensures the integrity, authenticity and confidentiality of
email messages.
PGP (Pretty Good Privacy)
Use: A method for encrypting and digitally signing emails and data.
Technology: Uses asymmetric cryptography, similar to S/MIME.
Certificates:does not require a certificate from a CA, relies on a "web
of trust" system (users sign each other's keys).
Compatibility: can be integrated into email clients using extensions
(e.g. Gpg4win for Outlook, Enigmail for Thunderbird).
Security: It also ensures the integrity, authenticity and
confidentiality of email messages, but is more flexible and less
centralized than S/MIME.
End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)
Use: A broad term for an encryption method where only the sender and
receiver can read the contents of the communication.
Technology: Uses asymmetric or symmetric cryptography.
Implementation: In communications used by applications such as WhatsApp
or Signal, it is often automated and transparent to users.
Security: Ensures that third parties (including service providers)
cannot read the content of the message.
Compare
S/MIME and PGP:
Both methods provide encryption and digital signing of emails, but
S/MIME is more centralized (relies on a CA), while PGP is decentralized
and more flexible (relies on a web of trust).
E2EE:
Is a broader term that encompasses various technologies, including
S/MIME and PGP, ensuring that only the sender and recipient can read
messages.
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-to-end_encryption
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-pgp-and-s-mime/