E-mail was one of the first uses of the Internet and is still the most popular use Email based on the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), first published as Internet Standard 10 (RFC 821) in 1982. E-mail can also be exchanged between online service provider users and in networks other than the Internet, both public and private.
Security provided in Email
- key management
- non-repudiation
MIME
MIME = Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
PGP
*PGP=“Pretty Good Privacy”
*First released in 1991, developed by Phil Zimmerman, provoked export control and patent infringement controversy.
*Freeware: OpenPGP and variants: www.openpgp.org, www.gnupg.org
*Commercial: formerly Network Associates International, now PGP Corporation at www.pgp.com
Yes I am agree with your post. A computer can share our shoulders' burden but some times it may be risky.So its very necessary point how we save our data? It means security is must.Your post help us in the way in which we need. Thanks.
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