what is the safest way to send confiential files that need tobe encrypted?

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is it possible to send emails encrypted?
Do you encrypt the email itself, or send in a secure email?
Please help?



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4 Responses to 'what is the safest way to send confiential files that need tobe encrypted?'

  1. guardianangelz - December 23rd, 2008 at 9:14 pm

    You can use SSL digital certificates.

    or

    If you’re crazy enough, and your message short enough, you can also apply a cypher to the text of your message and somehow let your recipient know in another way what the cypher is. That’ll keep most but the code-cracking-as-a-hobby people off your message.

  2. g4acre - December 24th, 2008 at 3:25 am

    you can get an encrytion tool free from pcworld. look in the security downloads for one and then encrypt the files and not the email.

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  4. Secure-Run - December 26th, 2008 at 9:01 am

    I think the “answer” above might be a bot. If not, then he’s basically right. I use and have since I’ve been in network security which is off and on for about 5 years now. A lot of information is automatically encrypted and they provide a public key for you to use, and you can also upgrade to packages, etc..

    You can also get encryption tools from my website.


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