On 16.5.2019 4.32, emordin via dovecot wrote: > Hi, > I have setup up a simple mail server using the ISPMail tutorial and > I'm trying to learn how to create email encryption at rest. > > I'm having a tough time understanding how to set this up... > > So say a user logins thru roundcube and they type in their > password...so the password authenticates to the mysql database which > is storing their encrypted private key?? And once they access that > private key, how do they use that private key to unencrypt their mailbox? >
You can export mail_crypt_global_private_key_password from userdb to specify how to do derive password to decrypt the private key. Or just provide it there. Private key should be exported as mail_crypt_global_private_key variable in userdb, and the corresponding public key mail_crypt_global_public_key. > I'm a super noob at this, and I may be off, but I don't know where to > start when it comes to setting this up... if I'm way off could you > just recommend some tutorials or other basics I should learn first > before moving on to setting this up? > > > Sent with ProtonMail <https://protonmail.com> Secure Email. > Aki
