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Fastmail publishes explainer on how email encryption actually works

Fastmail explains layered email encryption on its blog

2 Oct 30 4:55 PM · 12d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 2 of 4

Fastmail's post breaks down TLS for client-to-server transport, PKI and Certificate Transparency for authenticating servers, and 'opportunistic TLS' for server-to-server delivery, noting each defends against a different threat model.

Fastmail explains layered email encryption on its blog
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“PKI combined with Certificate Transparency provides strong, practical assurance that your encrypted connection terminates at the server you intended to reach.”

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