Enigmail

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Signed and encrypted email with Mozilla Thunderbird and Enigmail (screenshot)

Enigmail provides public key e-mail encryption. It is an extension for versions of the Mozilla Application Suite, SeaMonkey internet suite and Mozilla Thunderbird running on Microsoft Windows or Unix-like operating systems. Actual cryptographic functionality is handled by GNU Privacy Guard.

Both Enigmail and GNU Privacy Guard are free open-source software.

Enigmail's current version number is 0.95.6 as of the 1^st of March 2008^[1].

OpenPGP Pulldown menu in Icedove / Thunderbird

OpenPGP passphrase prompt in Icedove / Thunderbird

[edit] See also

Free software Portal

Cryptography Portal

• Pretty Good Privacy

[edit] References

1. ^ Enigmail News

[edit] External links

• Enigmail at Mozilla Update
• Enigmail home page
• Illustrated how-to for Linux and Windows
• Another Thunderbird/GnuPG/Enigmail howto
• GNU Privacy Guard
• GPG4Win(dows)

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