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Subject:    [ISN] Yahoo Unveils Encrypted E-Mail Service
From:       Jonathan Rickman <jonathan () XCORPS ! NET>
Date:       2000-11-30 16:04:38
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http://www.pcworld.com/news/article.asp?aid=35744


Free Web-based mail service now supports SSL-standard encryption.

Joris Evers, IDG News Service
Wednesday, November 29, 2000

Yahoo Mail has expanded to support sending and receiving encrypted
messages.

The feature is offered through ZixIt's SecureDelivery service and has been
in beta testing, according to Yahoo representatives. The
service is free of charge and available to anyone with an @yahoo.com
e-mail address.

When you choose the "SecureDelivery" option, the e-mail message and
attachments are encrypted and stored online, Yahoo
representatives say. The recipient is sent a notification and can pick up
the message from SecureDelivery.com, a wholly owned
subsidiary of ZixIt.

To read the message, a recipient must enter a pass phrase. This will
unlock a Web page secured by the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
standard.

Most Secure Web Mail

Yahoo is the first of the major Web portals to provide an encryption
service. Competition comes from Ireland-based Hush
Communications through Hushmail.com and by ZipLip.com.

Another well-known option for sending scrambled messages is with software
such as Network Associates' implementation of Pretty
Good Privacy (PGP). This requires that sending and receiving parties
install software and create encryption keys. There is, however, no
limitation as to what e-mail address is used. (See " Encryption Keeps
E-Mail Private.")

--
Jonathan Rickman
X Corps Security
http://www.xcorps.net


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