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*PGP = pretty good  
*PGP = pretty good privacy. An open standard for email privacy.
*GPG is Gnu Privacy Guard is the implementation - use it as client
*GPG is Gnu Privacy Guard is the implementation - use it as client
*Enigmail is an add-on for Thuderbird if for PGP
*Enigmail is an add-on for Thuderbird if for PGP
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*Mozilla Foundation produces Firefox (web) and Thunderbird (email)
*Mozilla Foundation produces Firefox (web) and Thunderbird (email)
*Thunderbird uses IMAP - when you mark it as read in Thunderbird, will be read in gmail
*Thunderbird uses IMAP - when you mark it as read in Thunderbird, will be read in gmail
*Enigmail is a good interface fo GPG
*The Intercept - Glenn Greenwald - one of Ebay billionaires funded Poitras, Greenwald, Scahill
= See Also =
* [[Maltfield_Log/2018_Q2#Mon_May_21.2C_2018]]
* [[Veracrypt]]
* [[Zulucrypt]]
* [[Keepass]]
* [[LUKS]]
* [[OSE_Server#sshfs]]
* [[Backups]]
* [[Server and Passwords Notes]]
* [[Access Management Theory]]
* [[Internet Security 101]]
[[Category: IT Infrastructure]]
[[Category: Software]]
[[Category: Cybersecurity]]

Latest revision as of 20:32, 11 April 2025

  • PGP = pretty good privacy. An open standard for email privacy.
  • GPG is Gnu Privacy Guard is the implementation - use it as client
  • Enigmail is an add-on for Thuderbird if for PGP
  • Both are end-to-end encryption. It will pass thru gmail but it won't look like gibberish if you have private key
  • Usual case - confidentiality - only 2 communicators hear each other
  • Integrity - noone can mess with it in transit
  • Authentication - only I sent the message. It's impossible for someone else to send an email in my name
  • Mozilla Foundation produces Firefox (web) and Thunderbird (email)
  • Thunderbird uses IMAP - when you mark it as read in Thunderbird, will be read in gmail
  • Enigmail is a good interface fo GPG
  • The Intercept - Glenn Greenwald - one of Ebay billionaires funded Poitras, Greenwald, Scahill

See Also