How to Set up PGP Encryption in ProtonMail
Apr 5, 2021, 8:00 am EDT
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Pretty Good Privacy, or PGP for short, lets you lock your email messages so that only the intended recipient with the key can view them. ProtonMail is one of the few email services that supports this feature without any extra software.
How Does PGP Work?
PGP works using public and private keys. To send an encrypted message to someone, you’ll need to know their public key. Signing your outgoing message with their public key allows them to then decrypt it with their private key. End-to-end encryption makes it nearly impossible for anyone to intercept your message. As the name suggests, you should never reveal your private key to anyone.