Enigmail is a seamlessly integrated security add-on for Mozilla Thunderbird, Interlink Mail & News and Postbox. It allows you to use OpenPGP to encrypt and digitally sign your emails and to decrypt and verify messages you receive.
Enigmail uses inter-process communication to execute GnuPG to create OpenPGP signatures, encrypt and decrypt mail, etc.
You can tell Enigmail to automatically encrypt outgoing emails.
Key Features
- Integrated support for OpenPGP with the Mozilla Thunderbird and Mozilla Seamonkey mail clients.
- Encrypt/sign mail when sending, decrypt/authenticate received mail.
- Support for inline-PGP (RFC 4880) and PGP/MIME (RFC 3156).
- Per-Identity based encryption and signing defaults.
- Per-Recipient rules for automated key selection, and enabling/disabling encryption and signing.
- OpenPGP key management user interface.
- Automatically encrypt or sign attachments for inline PGP messages.
- Powerful GUI for easy configuration and OpenPGP key management.
- Detailed user preferences for advanced configuration.
- Integrated OpenPGP PhotoID viewer.
- Supports OpenPGP key retrieval via proxy servers.
- Integrates with GnuPG, version 1.4.x and 2.0.x.
- Supports Mozilla’s Multiple Identities feature.
- Supports Autocrypt exchange of cryptographic keys
- Many Language Packs, (mostly) included in the official releases, and available separately for localization of contributed builds.
Website: www.enigmail.net
Support: Documentation, FAQ, GitLab Code Repository
Developer: Patrick Brunschwig
License: Mozilla Public License (MPL) 2.0
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Related Software
| Email Encryption Tools | |
|---|---|
| GnuPG | Encrypt and sign data and communication |
| OpenPGP | Authenticating or encrypting data, using public key cryptography |
| Mailvelope | Extension for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox |
| Enigmail | OpenPGP Email Security for Mozilla Applications |
| LibrePGP | Updated specification of the OpenPGP encryption standard |
| Mymail-Crypt for Gmail | Simple solution to mail encryption; not affiliated with Google |
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