email2 keeps your messages and data secure by using the strongest published encryption and security standards.

128-bit to 256-bit SSL Transport Encryption

SSL, (or Secure Sockets Layer), is a method for making secure connections across the internet. Every time you send or receive data (like e-mails, IMs, even visiting webpages), your computer uses something called a protocol. Some of these might be familiar to you; HTTP, SMTP and FTP are a few popular standards. Protocols can be secure or unsecure. Using SSL is a way of securing internet protocols.

Basic e-mail messages are sent and received using SMTP, POP3 and IMAP4. SMTP, or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, is a method of sending basic e-mail messages. POP3 and IMAP4 are the two standard protocols for accessing received e-mails. None of these protocols have any inherent security, and all of them are relatively easy to hack.

email2 uses the HTTPS protocol for all of your connections - sending and receiving. HTTPS means HTTP + SSL, and it is the same security used for online banking. These connections encrypt your data and protect it from anyone trying to intercept it or eavesdrop.

AES Encryption for Data-at-rest

When your data is stored on Private Email Network (PEN) servers, email2 automatically encrypts it using the industry-standard AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption algorithm. An implementation of AES has been approved by the US Government for use on documents classified TOP SECRET.

email2 ensures that all data stored on the Private Email Networks is encrypted immediately upon arrival and is only decrypted when requested by an authorized party. This means that once a message is sent, it is effectively "locked" until a valid recipient requests it from the server. This process is automatic and seamless, but incredibly secure.

//Edited June 09