- Introduction
- Configuration
- Keys
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Email Clients
- Basic Email Client Configuration
- Outlook XP/2002
- Modifying Outlook XP/2002
- Outlook 98/2000/Express
- Modifying Outlook 98/2000/Express
- The BAT
- Modifying The BAT
- Pegasus
- Modifying Pegasus
- Eudora
- Modifying Eudora
- Calypso
- Modifying Calypso
- IncrediMail
- Modifying IncrediMail
- Netscape Mail
- Modifying Netscape Mail
- Technical
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FAQ
- What email clients work with SecExMail ?
- Does SecExMail work with IMAP?
- How secure are SecexMail keys ?
- Is SecExMail legal in my country ?
- Does SecExMail support signatures ?
- Does SecExMail work with PGP ?
- Is the source code available for SecExMail ?
- Why can I not mix clear text and cipher recipients ?
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Email Encryption for Windows
Key Size Screen
Deciding on the key size of your new email key is a matter of personal judgement. It is commonly held that RSA keys of 1024 bits will withstand conventional cryptanalytic attacks while key sizes of 512 bits or less are to be regarded as insecure. In general, the cryptographic community is divided over the recommended key size for asymmetric keys and what is referred to as the "huge key debate". If 1024 bit keys are secure, why use larger keys ? The counter argument is that the only disadvantage to using larger keys is the longer time required to process them. CPU cycles are cheap and getting cheaper every year. This aids the cryptographer and cryptanalyst alike. So why not use the largest key size contemporary computers can handle ? The decision is yours ...
Click Next to proceed to the Passphrase screen.