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Yahoo Unveils Encrypted E-Mail Service
From: Jonathan Rickman <jonathan () XCORPS NET>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 11:04:38 -0500
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article.asp?aid=35744 Free Web-based mail service now supports SSL-standard encryption. Joris Evers, IDG News Service Wednesday, November 29, 2000 Yahoo Mail has expanded to support sending and receiving encrypted messages. The feature is offered through ZixIt's SecureDelivery service and has been in beta testing, according to Yahoo representatives. The service is free of charge and available to anyone with an @yahoo.com e-mail address. When you choose the "SecureDelivery" option, the e-mail message and attachments are encrypted and stored online, Yahoo representatives say. The recipient is sent a notification and can pick up the message from SecureDelivery.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of ZixIt. To read the message, a recipient must enter a pass phrase. This will unlock a Web page secured by the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) standard. Most Secure Web Mail Yahoo is the first of the major Web portals to provide an encryption service. Competition comes from Ireland-based Hush Communications through Hushmail.com and by ZipLip.com. Another well-known option for sending scrambled messages is with software such as Network Associates' implementation of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP). This requires that sending and receiving parties install software and create encryption keys. There is, however, no limitation as to what e-mail address is used. (See " Encryption Keeps E-Mail Private.") -- Jonathan Rickman X Corps Security http://www.xcorps.net -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: PGP 6.5.2 mQENAzm0QZQAAAEIAN3uNRQlWHMrHwKgTNzpYps6SLipfNvH+0uZi0TvxyXFHiiH kivQYxlcPn/4Za4eyl5XZvP6lGQ3DXcCzT+9di75HqFtTiHeE9YScR0WEeBB1ywL j8nKxFdGMCJ3a3khSafPvyTUQKGaEWQGnui+6UieWeBhDHdE/o21qNd0+6M49P73 0pVTdmdn1jPj1cU+vrqkNWMfNNNhLyPjrdPzoL6SoYzCs6p5YhLWaNOiet/91RhK VpC8uy2cUIWNOAyAOtDJwF4GY+AIVP2WTLg6L/FByDH507HP4NvkbnwPAkDSTh7M TlXvdoeNiaEUCYCgx8CFSCAg/pl819+gts810D8ABRG0JkpvbmF0aGFuIFJpY2tt YW4gPGpvbmF0aGFuQHhjb3Jwcy5uZXQ+iQEVAwUQObRBlNffoLbPNdA/AQETwwf/ d4W131UXeWd1+hcCR1bkFJRx+08fNtHzbMzjqquA4IRPftt72M6RzDsRn1xpsdh+ RqP0oeZ0IfnByhXQ7x65JxRUaYW2mw8GNQOeTkJ2uNDg3SaFG2HGYxASohP2r8D6 Yh1WIfEgf3YDwoKyGAfJTgcfHZe85+hgg6R60KbGMAhWf5Tbb6IEpzdvBi/HoYHC c1km8esjnMPDmR1aLjcRffaMmWGwXk/33oZRo3Q0SO/MvqWyo1kZnq2JIxX0MDAm nm2p0cZtQc1sECkC1XyyyH8tgWhXwzYpucpsQ3IhWFrCuL7y4t/wREOgd4KaSxkN OKraa8g7Nyh4s8rSHFvq5A== =XYFV -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- ISN is hosted by SecurityFocus.com --- To unsubscribe email LISTSERV () SecurityFocus com with a message body of "SIGNOFF ISN".
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