Is Vivaldi webmail storage end-to-end encrypted ?
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I'm a big fan of webmail, but I think end-to-end e-mail storage, as proposed by proton and tuta, is very important nowadays, with all the risks associated with hacking. I wouldn't feel at ease storing e-mails where my personal information appears on a service that isn't end-to-end encrypted, even if the provider has excellent ethics
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@gkzgino No, the mail is not encrypted, only the connection to Vivaldi mail server is secured by SSL.
With Vivaldi Webmail you can encrypt/sign mail body with OpenPGP.
What is your need?
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@DoctorG Oh right, I was going to use webmail as my personal e-mail address, but now I'm not sure. I wouldn't feel comfortable keeping e-mails containing information like my name, health, address or contacts (and their names, etc) on a service that isn't encrypted. Particularly when you consider all the news about online hacking.
I think Vivaldi should include end-to-end storage encryption on its e-mail service and make it a philosophy, as is already the case with synchronization.
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@gkzgino All mails are stored unencrypted on Vivaldi mail server.
Yes, that can be a privacy issue for some users.Yes, end-to-end encryption would be nice to have.
But i do not know if/when such was planned. -
In fact, most emails are not end-to-end encrypted. If you're really into this specific feature, you might want to consider Proton Mail or Tutanota.
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@donchen Just chiming in here. Encryption at rest is a must and most providers have this. I would not advise anyone to use any service for personal and confidential comms purposes if the provider is not encypting them at rest. There are service providers in the market specializing in email and do just that. E2EE with PGP is optional. Today all mail providers encrypt mail traffic in a standard manner in transit anyway.
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@iqaluit said in Is Vivaldi webmail storage end-to-end encrypted ?:
Encryption at rest is a must and most providers have this.
Most? Really? Which providers?
- Encryption of traffic to mail server
Traffic over SSL/TLS is standard now - Encryption of mail headers
No standard yet - Encryption of mail content
Not by default, you need to use S/MIME or OpenPGP - Encrypted storage
provider stores mails not a encrypted storage
- Encryption of traffic to mail server
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@DoctorG posteo.de mailbox.org tuta.com proton
These providers are the bulk of the providers specializing in encrypted email- are they not ? -
Vivaldi is a small organization. If you are looking for an encrypted e-mail solution, you would be best to utilize the services of an e-mail provider that specializes in that.
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My wording did not contain any dissatisfaction of Vivaldi nor the quality of its services. I have been simply stating the fact that Vivaldi is not specializing on encrypted email but on web browser, mail client and some other stuff that I am not knowleadable of. My comments meant just that!
