On 1/10/2015 7:44 AM, Andreas Hirsch wrote: > Hi! > > Bryant Evans schrieb am 2015-01-10 um 14:35: > >> I have done some searching but find no direct answer to this question: >> Is there a way Enigmail can be used with web based email sources such as >> gmail? I was think of a kind of right-click function to >> encrypt/decrypt/sign/verify a message using only a web browser. If not, >> could you point me in a better direction? > Enigmail is designed for using GPG within Thunderbird. > > If you want to use a webmail system, you must look wether this webmail > systems supports GPG itself. > > Andreas > I have seen webmail that supports OpenPGP; however, it is necessary to upload the private key with the particular webmail that I noticed. Since storing a private key with someone else's system is a security breach, I decided not to use webmail in that way.
If a person is determined to use webmail, a separate key pair just for use on a webmail might be prudent. Keeping physical possession of a private key seems to be a better precaution. Sincerely, (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless fairl...@ieee.org fairl...@fsfe.org
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