In the past we've talked about how to scan your signature to help go paperless. In this post, we are going to look at the fundamentals behind sending truly encrypted emails and documents that can be verified with a digital signature. The idea is to show you the concepts so you understand what is going on behind the scenes to make a secure communication channel over email. So why spend the time on this? As we switch to doing more business over the internet, secure communications are going to become much more important. Even if you don't have a use for encryption right now, you probably will over the next 3 to 5 years (if not before). There is a lot of value in understanding why email … [Read more...] about Digital Signature & Encryption
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Digital Signatures
Over the past few days, the most popular post on this site has been our explanation of how Digital Signatures & Encryption works. Understanding this is key for our society to get past the point of using dead dinosaurs (gasoline) to ship around dead trees (paper). Please take a few minutes to read it and pass it on. The more people that understand it, the easier it will be to move to more paperless and more efficient work processes. … [Read more...] about Digital Signatures
Encrypted Email Links
If you are interested in sending and receiving encrypted emails, these links are a great place to get started in understanding the process and configuring your system. What is a Digital Signature - David Youd An excellent explaination of how digital signatures work. The graphics help make this easy to understand. The article focuses on how it works by telling short stories instead of dealing with all the technical background. How PGP Works - Network Associates This is a good introduction to public/private key encryption. PGP (pretty good privacy) is one implementation of public/private keys. The article can be applied to other solutions as well. Encrypted E-Mail Company … [Read more...] about Encrypted Email Links