https://sandrocirulli.net/tags/encryption/ Recent content in Encryption on Sandro Cirulli Hugo en-gb Sat, 23 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://sandrocirulli.net/how-to-encrypt-and-decrypt-emails-and-files/ Sat, 23 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://sandrocirulli.net/how-to-encrypt-and-decrypt-emails-and-files/ <figure><img src="../../img/privacy_encryption.jpg" alt="Scrabble game showing the words Privacy and Encrypt"><figcaption> <p> <a href="https://www.comparitech.com/">Image: Richard Patterson CC BY 2.0</a></p> </figcaption> </figure> <p>Somewhere I read that <strong>sending unencrypted email is like sending postcards</strong>: anyone can potentially read them. This is not nice for privacy but becomes very dangerous when the content of the email or attached files contains secrets like passwords, access keys, etc. <strong>Anyone who can get hold of your email can also potentially access your systems</strong>.</p> <p>For sending encrypted email I generally use <a href="https://www.enigmail.net/index.php/en/">Enigmail</a> which is data encryption and decryption extension for the Thunderbird email client. I also used <a href="https://www.mailvelope.com/">Mailvelope</a> which is an add-on for Firefox and Chrome allowing to integrate encryption in webmail providers such as Gmail, Outlook, etc. These tools simplify the encryption/decryption process, especially if you are not familiar with it.</p>