ePrivacy's Secured eMail

Ever had the feeling that the e-mails you send are being seen by some one

else other than the recipient? Or that they might be getting hacked by some

black hat. To over come this, ePrivacy's Secured eMail software lets you encrypt

and password protect your e-mail, which can then be viewed by the recipient

either in MS-Outlook or with the free 'Secured eMail Reader,' which is a free

software for non-Outlook users. It comes with Secured eF2 software which

encrypts files and folders on the PC so that saved e-mails can be kept safe from

outsiders. The software uses AES encryption to generate dynamic code keys, for

providing security to all users.

Secured eMail is quite easy to install and it took us just about 2-3 minutes

to setup and use. The software works with MS Outlook 2000 and above, and embeds

a 'Send Secure E-mail' button in the Outlook interface, through which one can

encrypt and send e-mail. The secured e-mail is received in the form of an

attachment, which can be opened through the Secured eMail Reader.

Secured eMail comes with some pretty useful features such as 'My Secured

Contacts' located in the settings menu where you can add all your e-mail

addresses and their respective passwords. Now you won't need to put passwords

again while sending mail to your contacts. However, put in the same password as

you have encrypted your e-mail with, and make sure the recipient has it before

hand. You can also send an unencrypted message in your mail, guiding the reader

on how to open the encrypted e-mail. This feature can be enabled or disabled or

set for first time use only, which would send this message to a contact for the

first time only.

You can set up either a master password that is applicable to all e-mails or set private passwords for each contact

Another key feature is multi-level password protection, where the sender can

decide whether to encrypt e-mails with separate passwords for each contact or

keep a master password for all mails. Secured eMail gives the sender choice to

store the e-mail (as secured or unsecured) at a particular



location on the hard disk, for later use.

The 'Password Policy' tool enables the user to set the criteria for e-mail

passwords such as the minimum number of characters required, whether they can be

case sensitive, and whether digits or special characters need to be included or

not. The sender can also set up system access protection if his system is shared

by multiple users.

Bottom Line: If you're sending very sensitive information through

e-mail, then this tool could be an option to consider.