![]() As a result, all encryption and decryption occur locally and thus the benefits of end-to-end encryption remain. The Bridge essentially acts like a local email server (using the IMAP and SMTP protocols) and interacts with email clients also installed locally on your desktop computer. The Bridge is an app that you download (new window) and install locally on your desktop or laptop computer and it runs automatically in the background. Use email like you have always used it, and the Bridge will automatically encrypt and decrypt messages in the background. The best part is that this does not require modifying your email client or making changes to your existing workflow. In a single sentence, Proton Mail Bridge is an application that allows you to use your Proton Mail encrypted email account with your favorite desktop email client such as Thunderbird, Apple Mail, or Outlook, while simultaneously retaining the zero-access encryption and end-to-end encryption that Proton Mail provides. (new window) What is the Proton Mail IMAP/SMTP Bridge? Today, we are finally ready to present Proton Mail Bridge (new window). ![]() Desktop systems encompass multiple operating systems with dozens of popular email clients with their own adherents, and virtually none of them natively speak PGP, the email encryption standard upon which Proton Mail is built.Īround two years ago, we created a small task force to tackle this challenge. However, one of our goals has always been to bring easy-to-use encrypted email to desktop. In the years since, we have made many great strides towards creating usable encrypted email, first with Proton Mail’s webmail interface and then with our award-winning (new window) iOS (new window) and Android (new window) secure email apps. Since our early days working from the CERN cafeteria (new window), we have been working tirelessly to address this specific problem. Last update on NovemPublished on DecemToday we are officially launching Proton Mail Bridge, which brings easy-to-use email encryption to desktop email clients.Įver since the day that we first got the idea to create Proton Mail, one of the most enduring challenges has been how to do email security right while simultaneously making encrypted email easy enough to use for normal people. ![]()
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