How It Works
In order to send and receive end to end encrypted email messages the user must enable encryption in their settings and set up PGP keys using the included key manager. The user then decides who they trust to share their keys with and exchange encrypted messages with. It is the only way the user can be certain that their correspondence reaches its destination encrypted and is only decrypted by the intended recipient, In the early days of encrypted email, users would meet in person to exchange keys to be sure of the identity of the persons they were trusting. When you manage your own PGP keys you can exchange encrypted email with users on any email platform that supports openPGP.
So where does @i3.net enter the picture?
Encryption is at the heart of what makes @i3.net email secure. Your connection to our servers are always encrypted. Everything associated with your account is encrypted on our servers and only accessible by you with your username and password. We cannot read your mail. Our servers and services are audited and meet or exceed the highest security standards, except when those standards require logging your activity.
If you use a VPN
You should be aware that your VPN provider always knows your real IP address and all the information you provided at sign up. We mask your IP address, all emails are sent and received from our IP address, not yours. We don’t collect any personal information at sign up.
Encryption is critical to keeping your data safe. In @i3.net email, the message body and attachments are fully encrypted and checked for viruses and malware, whether incoming or outgoing. Subject lines and recipient/sender email addresses are encrypted in transit but not end-to-end encrypted, they must be visible to reach their destination. Never put sensitive information in the subject field.
Encryption in transit
Almost all email providers today encrypt email in transit using TLS (Transport Layer Security), @i3.net accepts TLS versions 1.2 and 1.3 in order to comply with HIPAA, NIST 800-53 and other high security environments. Some email providers support older versions of TLS for legacy users (Windows 7) you will not be able to exchange emails with these users. Hackers can use these legacy encryption versions and exploit their vulnerabilities.
Email to government, corporations and organizations
Emails to/from governments corporations and organizations are virtually all encrypted in transit and virtually all are read and scanned by internal security. Key privacy policy statements such as “to improve service” , “for training”, “with our partners” give a clue to where the emails go. Some emails to/from government officials are considered public records.
Message sending and receiving
This is what we know
Virtually all email is encrypted in transit, whoever your provider is they will not accept email that does not comply with accepted standards. This effects the deliverability of your email. We comply with all the industry standard protocols. Major email providers can read email messages you send or receive. Governments, corporations and organizations read the email you send or receive. @i3.net cannot read your mail. Email sent to or from our servers is in a secure environment and messages between @i3.net users are end-to-end encrypted.
You can send end-to-end encrypted messages to almost anyone
To do so you must go to settings in email and enable encryption and create your PGP keys. You can then exchange encrypted emails with any trusted user anywhere. These are your keys you control them. You probably don’t want to send encrypted messages to everyone, that would mean you had to give everyone your key. You choose who and when your messages are encrypted.
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