4SecureMail operates securely over the Web and through a standard email
client using SSL without the need for additional software or certificates. Many of our users use both, using, for example, secure POP mail
at their main or "home" PC,
and using secure Webmail when at work or traveling. 4SecureMail
operates independently from your ISP or other email services. Our secure webmail and POP/IMAP with SSL is sufficient security for most people, especially if you happen to keep most of your sensitive email internal, i.e. between accounts of your own domain or others hosted by 4SecureMail. Protection is provided from local snooping, sniffing or monitoring that can occur within the local network, by government agencies, admins at your workplace, ISP or at routers along the way. However, for maximum security to outside recipients beyond our server, we provide our exclusive SecureVault service.
Secure Webmail When using 4SecureMail via a Web browser (like Internet Explorer) you simply go the Web address of the 4SecureMail login page. A "padlock" will show in the lower or upper frame indicating a secure connection, along with "https://" appearing in the address line. The added "s" indicates security with SSL. When 4SecureMail is used with Outlook, Thunderbird, or any other email client, you configure it to use our secure ports. It then works like any other mail provider. The difference is that all email sent and received is protected by SSL/TLS security, along with our advanced Anti-Virus and Spam Filter. Most modern mail clients support SSL/TLS, and this is essential for email security with 4SecureMail. |
SecureVault When using your 4SecureMail account to send sensitive information to outside addresses, i.e. any account outside your own domain or not hosted by 4SecureMail, use SecureVault for end-to-end security. This exclusive service will encrypt and hold your outgoing sensitive email on our secure server, sending the recipient a simple notification of its arrival. The recipient must then login to our server to view and reply securely to the message using a web browser. Attachments are fully supported, along with many other features. The default method of using SecureVaut on a message is to include the phrase "encrypt:" or double colons "::" in the subject line of an outgoing message. |
With 4SecureMail you are using VeriSign's RSA-powered SSL/TLS, the most powerful and secure form of SSL available. At the connection point, well before any login or password information is entered, you are communicating over a secure channel.
Please see our FAQ page for additional information.
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