Re: Packet/Email Encryption Yes or No

From: Peter Clark (clark_at_hushmail.com)
Date: 04/29/03 

Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:23:30 -0700

no they are _not_ safe from packet capturing/logging

use encrypted mail pgp/certificate to secure end to end and
use ipsec to secure to the server internally.

>-----Original Message-----
>> Someone ask the question of our department if sending
>> emails through Outlook, internal and to the internet are
>> safe and encrypted, safe from packet sniffing.
>
>Without getting into a lot of "if's"--no.
>
>> If no advanced security options in Outlook are used and no
>> key is given, how are emails secure from sniffing?
>
>They're not. If you don't want your e-mail to be read by
others, you need
>to encrypt it using S/MIME extensions, and/or TLS between
mail exchanges.
>
>
>.
>

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