The Tech Guy Labs - Leo Laporte, "The Tech Guy" on the Premiere Radio Networks

December 26, 2004, at 08:14 AM by Leo Laporte -

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There is the http://winpt.sourceforge.net/en/ Windows Privacy Tools project that includes a set of free Open Source tools to help make it easy to encrypt and sign your e-mail.

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An even easier way to send secure email is http://www.hushmail.com/ Hushmail, a web based email service. Hushmail offers free and paid encryption services.

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An even easier way to send secure email is http://www.hushmail.com/ Hushmail, a web based email service. Hushmail offers free and paid encryption services.
J Hess adds: There is the http://winpt.sourceforge.net/en/ Windows Privacy Tools project that includes a set of free Open Source tools to help make it easy to encrypt and sign your e-mail.

December 26, 2004, at 08:13 AM by Leo Laporte -

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An even easier way to send secure email is http://www.hushmail.com/ Hushmail, a web based email service. Hushmail offers free and paid encryption services.

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An even easier way to send secure email is http://www.hushmail.com/ Hushmail, a web based email service. Hushmail offers free and paid encryption services.

July 29, 2004, at 07:12 PM by J Hess -

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There is the http://winpt.sourceforge.net/en/ Windows Privacy Tools project that includes a set of free Open Source tools to help make it easy to encrypt and sign your e-mail.

July 29, 2004, at 11:39 AM by Leo Laporte -

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Securing your email can take two forms. An email signature can ensure that the message was sent by you and has not been tampered with (but it can still be read). You can send a signed email to anyone, but they’ll need some software to verify it, usually PGP. You can use PGP to sign mail (that’s what I do) or get a certificate from somewhere like http://www.thawte.com/email/index.html Thawte.

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Securing your email can take two forms, signing or encrypting.

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Encrypting the email scrambles it completely so only the recipient can read it. To send an encrypted email you’ll first need the recipient’s public key. Many folks, including me, put our public keys on the various keyservers like keyserver.pgp.com and keys.pgp.net. Your PGP software should be able to search the servers for an appropriate key.

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An email signature can ensure that the message was sent by you and has not been tampered with (but it can still be read). You can send a signed email to anyone, but they’ll need some software to verify it, usually PGP. You can use PGP to sign mail (that’s what I do) or get a certificate from somewhere like http://www.thawte.com/email/index.html Thawte.

Encrypting the email scrambles it completely so only the recipient can read it. To send an encrypted email you’ll first need the recipient’s public key. Many folks, including me, put our public keys on various keyservers like keyserver.pgp.com and keys.pgp.net. Your PGP software should be able to search the servers for an appropriate key.

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July 29, 2004, at 11:38 AM by Leo Laporte -

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With the http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/0/5CD836938C27729F48256EC8000DE96F?OpenDocument latest news that your email can legally be read by your ISP, the receiving ISP, and any server in the middle, encrypting email is even more important than ever before.

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With the http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/0/5CD836938C27729F48256EC8000DE96F?OpenDocument latest news that your email can legally be read by your ISP, the receiving ISP, and any server in the middle, Wikipedia:encryption encrypting email is even more important than ever before.

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Encrypting the email scrambles it completely so only the recipient can read it. To send an encrypted email you’ll first need the recipient’s public key. Many folks, including me, put our public keys on the various keyservers¹ like keyserver.pgp.com and keys.pgp.net. Your PGP software should be able to search the servers for an appropriate key.

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Encrypting the email scrambles it completely so only the recipient can read it. To send an encrypted email you’ll first need the recipient’s public key. Many folks, including me, put our public keys on the various keyservers like keyserver.pgp.com and keys.pgp.net. Your PGP software should be able to search the servers for an appropriate key.

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July 29, 2004, at 11:37 AM by Leo Laporte -

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Encrypting the email scrambles it completely so only the recipient can read it. To send an encrypted email you’ll first need the recipient’s public key. Many folks, including me, put our public keys on the various keyservers¹ like keyserver.pgp.com and keys.pgp.net. Your PGP software should be able to search the servers for an appropriate key.

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Encrypting the email scrambles it completely so only the recipient can read it. To send an encrypted email you’ll first need the recipient’s public key. Many folks, including me, put our public keys on the various keyservers² like keyserver.pgp.com and keys.pgp.net. Your PGP software should be able to search the servers for an appropriate key.

July 29, 2004, at 11:36 AM by Leo Laporte -

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Encrypting the email scrambles it completely so only the recipient can read it. To send an encrypted email you’ll first need the recipient’s public key. Many folks, including me, put our public keys on the various keyservers³ like keyserver.pgp.com and keys.pgp.net. Your PGP software should be able to search the servers for an appropriate key.

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Encrypting the email scrambles it completely so only the recipient can read it. To send an encrypted email you’ll first need the recipient’s public key. Many folks, including me, put our public keys on the various keyservers⁴ like keyserver.pgp.com and keys.pgp.net. Your PGP software should be able to search the servers for an appropriate key.

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Describe EmailEncryption here.

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With the http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/0/5CD836938C27729F48256EC8000DE96F?OpenDocument latest news that your email can legally be read by your ISP, the receiving ISP, and any server in the middle, encrypting email is even more important than ever before.

Securing your email can take two forms. An email signature can ensure that the message was sent by you and has not been tampered with (but it can still be read). You can send a signed email to anyone, but they’ll need some software to verify it, usually PGP. You can use PGP to sign mail (that’s what I do) or get a certificate from somewhere like http://www.thawte.com/email/index.html Thawte.

Encrypting the email scrambles it completely so only the recipient can read it. To send an encrypted email you’ll first need the recipient’s public key. Many folks, including me, put our public keys on the various keyservers⁵ like keyserver.pgp.com and keys.pgp.net. Your PGP software should be able to search the servers for an appropriate key.

For free PGP software visit http://www.pgpi.org/ PGP International You can also get a free version for non-commercial use from http://www.pgp.com/products/freeware.html PGP Corporation.
Thawte offers http://www.thawte.com/email/index.html free email certificates suitable for signing or encrypting.
An even easier way to send secure email is http://www.hushmail.com/ Hushmail, a web based email service. Hushmail offers free and paid encryption services.

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