Encrypting Data with Guard

Encrypting E-Mail Conversations

13.2.1. Reading encrypted E-Mails

To be able to read an encrypted E-Mail, the Guard security password is required.

How to read an encrypted E-Mail:

  1. Select an E-Mail with the Encrypted icon . In the detail view, the notification Secure E-Mail, enter your Guard security password. is displayed.

    Note: If, when having used guard the last time, you set that Guard should remember the security password, the E-Mail will be displayed immediately.

  2. Enter the Guard security password.

    You can define how long the security password should be remembered by Guard. To do so, enable Keep me logged into Guard . Select a time range from the list.

    In the Guard security settings, you can define a default value for the time range.

  3. Click on OK. The content is shown in plain text.

    If the E-Mail includes attachments, functions for using the attachments' decrypted or encrypted versions will be displayed.

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Parent topic: Encrypting E-Mail Conversations