Encryption
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Encryption

To encrypt a message with Chiasmus, select Options->Encrypt message with chiasmus . A dialog comes up in which you can select the key file to use, as well as additional command line arguments to be passed to chiasmus.

Note

If you want to use Chiasmus encryption regularly, you should add an icon for that option to your toolbar, using Settings->Configure toolbars. Move the entry for Encrypt with Chiasmus from the left side of the dialog to the right, using the buttons between the two panes. You can then quickly enable or disable Chiasmus encryption using that toolbar button and have a visual indication of the current state.

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If automatic saving of backup copies of currently edited messages is enabled, you will be prompted for your Chiasmus password, if Chiamsus encryption is active.

On message sending, you will be prompted for the password. If the password is correct, the text of the message and all its attachments will be encrypted.

Note

The other signing and encryption options are completely independent of the Chiasmus encryption. You can use those in addition to Chiasmus, for example, to sign the message. Additional encryption, on the other hand, does not make much sense and complicates decryption for the recipients.

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