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Email Encryption Methods Compared: TLS vs PGP vs S/MIME
Encryption Matrix
Method | Transport | E2E | Complexity |
---|---|---|---|
STARTTLS | ✅ | ❌ | Low |
PGP | ❌ | ✅ | High |
S/MIME | ❌ | ✅ | Medium |
Method | Transport | E2E | Complexity |
---|---|---|---|
STARTTLS | ✅ | ❌ | Low |
PGP | ❌ | ✅ | High |
S/MIME | ❌ | ✅ | Medium |