Autocrypt

Autocrypt: Open Standard Email Encryption

Autocrypt enables automatic email encryption by default, allowing seamless end-to-end encryption with public key exchange and no manual configuration required.

What is Autocrypt?

Autocrypt is an open specification and set of tools that provide automatic end-to-end email encryption. The goal of Autocrypt is to make using encryption so easy that it just happens transparently for users without extra steps.

Autocrypt works by enabling email clients to automatically exchange public keys and set up encryption between users. When you first set up an Autocrypt-compatible email program, it generates an encryption key pair for you. The public part of your key is shared automatically when you send emails to other Autocrypt users. Their email programs will detect this and store your public key, allowing seamless encryption of future emails.

An essential component of Autocrypt is providing a simple interfance and smart defaults to users while managing complexity under the hood. Users of Autocrypt-enabled email clients can simply write and receive encrypted emails without manually verifying keys, setting up trust, or taking extra steps. Everything happens automatically based on automountic key exchange and management.

Overall, Autocrypt takes away the difficulty traditionally associated with encrypted email. It allows any mail client to support simple, usable end-to-end message encryption with no configuration required by the user.

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