I’ve been testing out Securezip the last few days and I am convinced this is the best option people can use to send files through email.
How does Email work?
So Let’s get down to the basics of Email. Email uses DNS just like the web pages it also can be Sniffed if you are using a public hotspot or other unecrypted networks. We’ve seen people talk about Email Privacy and documents alone can be the most private thing we have.
Email has to be sent through several different servers that you have no control to get to its final destination. So if your really paranoid you know that a server could be used for the man in the middle scenario. In which some server claims to be the final destination and here it is copied and sent on to the true person.
Securing your Email
As you can see email privacy is as easy as telling people everything they want to know about you. Email Security is always going to be an ever evolving technology, because those who want to listen will tend to find ways to listen. You could use PGP Email Encryption to prevent people from reading your emails but what about the files?
[ad]Softpedia has an excellent screen shots of the Securezip. I would strongly recommend check the screenshots out first. Here are Three points of interest for people who want to consider Securezip:
- You can Digitally Sign the zip the File — This is good to start doing to prevent people from claiming they are you and sending files that aren’t really from you. So this would help prevent people from spoofing you sent you the file.
- Passphrases — Also good to use because even if someone takes physical control of your computer they will still need to know the passphrase to open the file.
- Public and Private Keys — Each person has a certificate from Comodo where as you install a private key into your system and only your system can open it or encrypt it. You can send this file to multiple people to be able to open this file up.
So in short this is the best possible way to keep your files safe from hackers and man in the middle attacks. Although if you only have one securezip and not PGP, people would still be able to read your emails so to be safe on the internet you should also encrypte your private emails to better protect your privacy
