Gmail is relatively secure email
service by Google and is one of the best free email service provider. Although
Gmail is secure, you can make it more secure by sending encrypted emails in
Gmail. If you want to send email more securely from your Gmail account, you can
make use a Google Chrome extension called as SecureGmail.
SecureGmail is a Google Chrome
extension allowing you to send encrypted emails from your Gmail account. What
it does is, it encrypts your email by giving you a password, which you have to
send it to receiver. The receiver can only open or read the email by entering
the password. Once the receiver enters correct password, your email will be
decrypted and visible to the receiver.
How to Send Encrypted Emails in Gmail
Step 1: Go to Chrome store and install secure gmail extension
by clicking on Free and then on Add. Once the extension added successfully, you
can proceed with step 2.
Step 2: Now Login to your Gmail account by entering
username and password
Step 3: If you successfully sign in, you should see a
lock icon beside compose button in Gmail. Click on it to compose secure
message.
Step
4: Enter recipients, subject, your
message and Click on Send Encrypted.
Step
5: Next you will be asked to enter a
new password for this Email. Enter your password and a hint.
Step 6: Click on Encrypt & Send to send your Email.
Step
7: Send encrypted password to the
receiver through your mobile or text message.
Step 8: Receiver should open the
message and click on Decrypt message with password
Step
9: enter encrypted password and you are done
Note: Both the sender and the receiver must have
installed SecureGmail extension to encrypt and decrypt the message.
SecureGmail like extensions
are important to keep your data secure from cyber attacks. It is an open source
extension, so if you are a developer then you can find the bug (if any) and
make it more secure. Now try thisextension
