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Mailvelope is an extension to encrypt and decrypt emails directly into your mail provider (Chrome and Firefox support only).

 

The following mail providers are supported: 

• Gmail™
• GMX™
• Outlook.com™
• Posteo™
• WEB.DE™
• Yahoo!™

 

Here is how to install and configure your Mailvelope:

 

Google Chrome (email encryption)

  1. Open your Chrome browser and click on Window and Extensions

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  2. Click on Get more extensions 
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  3. Look for Mailvelope 

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  4. Add to Chrome 

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  5. Click on Add again 

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  6. Here you can see your installed Mailvelope in the main Google Chrome toolbar 

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  7. Click on the lock icon and open the Options menu.

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  8. Open Generate Key 

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  9. Generate your own key pair
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  10. Your key is being created 

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  11. Your key pair was generated

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  12. Here is your generated key pair

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  13. Look for the public key of your recipient (https://pgp.mit.edu/) and insert the public key for the recipient you want to send

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  14.  Public key was imported

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  15. Just log in to your account e.g. web.de Freemail and click on the compose button (pen icon)

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  16.  Write your email and click on Encrypt.

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  17. Add the recipient you want to write an encrypted email.
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  18. Now you can see your encrypted email. Just click on Transfer to put it in your webmail window.

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  19. Your encrypted email in your webmail window. Click on Send to mail your encrypted email.
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Google Chrome (email decryption)

    1. If your recipient receives an encrypted email, you will only see coded text.

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    2. Mailvelope marks it with an overlay when your mouse hovers the coded text.
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    3. If you want to decrypt the coded text, click on the envelope and type in your password to decrypt it.
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    4. Now you can see the decrypted message.
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