SecureEmail - Overview

Comodo SecureEmail - Overview

Why you need to secure your email

Email is one of the most effective business and social communication tools that we have, but also one of the most vulnerable to attack.

Unsecured email messages are rather like sending a postcard written in pencil - they can be intercepted, read or edited by anyone along the way. To avoid this, every message sent should be encrypted and signed using a digital certificate. Unfortunately, the concepts and the steps involved with setting up such a system are often difficult to understand and implement. Not only does a user have to find a trusted CA and sign-up for a certificate - they also need to understand complexities such as creating a certificate request; how to import the certificate into Windows and finally how to configure their mail client to use this certificate. In short, the process is so long-winded for the average user that it has seriously restricted the adoption of a highly recommended practice - that of routinely signing and encrypting mail.

Comodo SecureEmail is the install-and-forget PKI based application that automatically encrypts and signs all outgoing messages. Featuring full integration with Outlook, Thunderbird and other major mail clients, it features a built-in wizard that allows users to easily download and setup a Comodo e-mail certificate. Users will benefit from the security of automatic encryption and signing of their email while the application handles difficult or hard to remember processes such as public-key exchange. Network administrators looking to implement total client-to-client email security should consider Comodo SecureEmail as a complement to gateway encryption applications which overlook the vulnerability of emails being exchanged within the network.

Patent pending session certificate technology takes SecureEmail beyond traditional PKI infrastructures

Another major problem with current e-mail encryption systems is that you can only encrypt a message once you have the recipient's public-key certificate installed on your system. In order to do this, the sender and recipient must first acquire each others certificate - usually by exchanging signed emails.

Comodo SecureEmail overcomes this traditional restriction of secure messaging by automatically generating a unique; 'single-use' session certificate to encrypt outgoing emails to a contact even if that contact's email certificate is not present on the system. The recipient can then decrypt and read the mail by either installing their own free copy of SecureEmail or by using our on-line WebReader service to securely view the message on-line.

Client-to-Client 'Whole Journey' Encryption

Many corporations use an email gateway that encrypts messages as they leave the corporate perimeter. The problem with this approach is that it leaves internal mail completely unprotected and vulnerable to malware, packet sniffing and malicious insiders. Mail that is heading from the network towards the gateway is similarly vulnerable. The only way to completely secureemail traffic is to implement client-to-client encryption i.e. mail is encrypted as soon as it leaves the sender's mail client. Comodo SecureEmail fills this potential security threat by providing whole journey encryption from the sender's mail client to the recipient's mail client.

There are two editions of the application, one for home and personal use and one for corporate use (Comodo SecureEmail Pro). Both the Home and Pro editions are available in 32 bit and 64 bit versions. (What's the difference between the versions?)

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