2.1 Setting up Mailvelope
You have learned that using cryptographic tools for email is not particularly straightforward and there is no single tool that works across all computer systems.
The video describes the steps required (also available in a PDF [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] ) to download and install the Mailvelope software. This software enables sending an encrypted email through existing web-based email accounts such as Gmail or Yahoo mail. The next section describes how to use Mailvelope.
Transcript
The public key for the email address described in the video is as below.
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Version: Mailvelope v0.10.2
Comment: Email security by Mailvelope -
https://www.mailvelope.com
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-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Disclaimer: The Open University and partners associated with this course have found this software to be robust at the time of checking. However, installing software is done at your own risk and The Open University and their partners cannot be held responsible for any resulting damage to your computer.