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4 Apr 2022, 10:40 AM | #16 |
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12 May 2022, 01:14 AM | #17 |
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Does Mailfence store emails encrypted at rest?
Mailfence has been promising to add an option for full encryption at rest of the entire inbox and all emails. However, as of now, this is not an option and your inbox is not stored encrypted at rest. (source: https://restoreprivacy.com/email/rev...ed%20at%20rest.) Not sure what exactly is encryption at rest but other competitors like PM and Tuta do support this afaik. |
12 May 2022, 05:10 AM | #18 | |
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For what that's worth, take that however you need to, of course. I have been personally impressed with Mailfence, and have no hesitation to recommend them. However, if you need encryption at rest immediately, then that's obviously a no-go for you right now. |
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15 May 2022, 06:45 AM | #19 |
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Emails encrypted at rest means that the emails that you have in your account are encrypted while they are stored on the server. This way, an attacker who get access to the server is unable to read the emails that are stored.
Microsoft and Google (and a lot other email providers) encrypt the emails at rest. However this is not end-to-end encryption, when there is encryption at rest the server administrator holds the keys and can decrypt the messages. Encryption at rest is usefull against an external attacker who gain access to the server. |
10 Jun 2022, 11:00 AM | #20 |
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10 Jun 2022, 08:43 PM | #21 |
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Well it looks neater to find an existing thread for things and add to it
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