OpenPGP Set Up Guides

Set Up Guides and Other Information

Below you will find set up guides for Thunderbird and Apple Mail.

GPG (GNU Privacy Guard) is software that uses the OpenPGP standard to encrypt email.

Installing GPG on your computer

• Installing GPG on Microsoft Windows (Gpg4win)
• Installing GPG on Apple OS X (GPG Tools)

Using GPG with your Email Client

Thunderbird with Enigmail

• Installing Enigmail & Creating a Key Pair
• Using Thunderbird & Enigmail

Apple Mail with GPGMail 2

• Creating a Key Pair with GPGTools on OS X
• Using Apple Mail with GPGMail 2

Further Information about OpenPGP

• Using OpenPGP – Some things you need to know (in progress) – some useful details
• Pretty Good Privacy – Link to Wikipedia where PGP encryption is explained

Getting Help

If you know someone who uses email encryption it might be worth talking to them before you start using it yourself. They will probably be aware of any information not contained in our beginners guides that might be relevant to you. If you don’t know anyone, you can always contact Runbox Support so we can advise you on the best way to use encryption for your particular needs.