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Why isn't there an end-to-end encryption standard for email so that we can get rid of fax machines? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 11 months ago by MrFagtron9000 to c/asklemmy

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That's the reason we have to still use fax machines right?

I know there are ways to do encryption like PGP on your message directly or I think email sent over TLS? But that isn't the default right and that's why I can't send a picture of my license to the insurance company directly over email?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

How secure are password protected zip files?

[–] macrocephalic 2 points 11 months ago

Zip files aren't very secure by default, however you can specify better encryption with better zipping tools. It would be more accurate to say you should put the content into an encrypted archive file.

[–] StarManta 1 points 11 months ago

Probably shouldn’t have been so specific, as I don’t know how deeply encrypted zip files can be in terms of bits. Broadly speaking, there is definitely some kind of encrypted archive file that would be secure when sent over email