{"id":596,"date":"2025-12-28T14:31:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T13:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=596"},"modified":"2026-06-07T23:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:37:02","slug":"how-to-encrypt-emails","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-encrypt-emails\/","title":{"rendered":"How to encrypt emails?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PGP (<strong>Pretty Good Privacy<\/strong> ) is a cryptosystem (i.e. an encryption and decryption system) created by Phil Zimmermann. It works on the principle of using the public key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most often, PGP is used to encrypt email. The use of <strong>PGP<\/strong> will prevent third parties from suspecting the content or modifying the message. In addition to the possibility of encryption, PGP also ensures that messages are signed so that the recipient can be sure that a given message comes from a person or company listed in the sender field. The advantage of encrypting messages in this way is that the public key is used, which eliminates the need to pass the keys to decrypt the message through potentially dangerous channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-encrypt-emails\/#PGP_in_mailmyboxcom\" >PGP in mail.mybox.com<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-encrypt-emails\/#Using_Digital_Signatures\" >Using Digital Signatures<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PGP_in_mailmyboxcom\"><\/span>PGP in mail.mybox.com<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-2522699400\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the mail you have in mybox.com, you have the option of <strong>using PGP<\/strong> encryption and generating keys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-generate-a-pgp-key\/\">How do I generate a PGP key?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-can-i-send-an-encrypted-message\/\">How can I send an encrypted message?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_Digital_Signatures\"><\/span>Using Digital Signatures<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to encryption, you can digitally sign outgoing messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Digital signatures allow recipients to verify:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The message was sent by you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The message has not been altered during transmission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Signed messages provide authenticity even when encryption is not 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