Guide: How to Encrypt Emails Right From Gmail’s Interface
There is always a concern with online accounts and profiles. You never know who’s watching. Regardless of this threat, we cannot avoid using emails as a means of communication. In addition, email services keep trying new things to keep our email inboxes secure. Take Gmail for example. Their 2-Step Verification is a great way to add an extra layer of protection against intruders. Gmail users are probably aware that the Google bots scan their emails to show relevant ads. I wouldn’t worry about this as they are just bots. Still, you can choose to stay out of this by changing the advertising preferences on Google. So your Gmail account will remain virtually protected if you are careful and follow Gmail’s security suggestions. What about the emails you send? There is a good chance that it could be tampered with on the network. So it’s a good idea to encrypt a message before sending it, especially if it’s confidential. That way, only the desired recipient would be able to see the message (as it would have an unlock code associated with it). There are many independent web services to enable this functionality. But the one we’re going to discuss today integrates it right into Gmail’s interface and lets you encrypt and send messages from the standard compose box. Note: The encryption process followed by this extension uses the PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) mechanism.
Secure Gmail extension for Chrome
The solution would only be useful for Chrome users at the sender end. There is no such dependence on the recipient side. If it interests you, download the Safe Gmail extension for Chrome (UPDATE: this tool is no longer available) and make it part of your browser.
Once you restart your browser and / or refresh the Gmail page, the extension should work. To check that, navigate to the Compose Message page. You should be able to see an Encrypt check box under the Attach a file link. If it still doesn’t show up, try Ctrl + F5.
As soon as you check this, the Send button would change to Send + Encrypt. In addition, you will see fields to choose a security question and answer. That’s how the message is protected at the recipient’s end.
Compose a message as you normally would, enter the addresses, the subject, choose a question and answer and the Send + Encrypt buttonThe screen will turn gray for a while to process encryption of the message. A recipient of the same will see something like the example in the image below.
To view the hidden message, a user must click the “Here” link. That will navigate the user to the Safe Gmail interface and ask for the answer to the security question (you have to share the answer with the recipient separately).
If the user gets through, they need to copy the encrypted message from the received email, paste it into the Email Decryption text box, and click View my email. That’s it, the message will be revealed.
Conclusion
The extension is quite decent with the advantage of allowing you to encrypt a message from Gmail’s interface. It would have been better if the decryption process was integrated into the interface itself. Plus, an optional expiration time might have worked well. Still, it is a good thing to adapt and stick to it.
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