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ZixMail
Sending an email is like sending a postcard through
the mail. Think of
ZixMail as a sealed envelope for your message.
ZixMail works by encrypting and digitally signing outgoing messages,
decrypting and validating incoming messages, and authenticating
both the sender's and recipient's email identities.
Although the technology behind ZixMail
is somewhat complicated, installing and using ZixMail is very easy.
Here is an example of how easy it is to send and receive secure
email with ZixMail.
Sending ZixMail
Sylvia and Tom are working on a merger of their
respective companies - obviously confidential information.
Sylvia composes a ZixMail message for Tom and adds
two attachments. Sylvia also copies Mike, her outside attorney.
When Sylvia clicks "send," she is prompted for her
Signature Phrase. Sylvia's ZixMail message and attachments are instantly
compressed, time-stamped and securely sent by ZixMail to Tom's email
inbox.
Since Mike does not use ZixMail, his message is
sent encrypted via SecureDelivery.com.
Receiving ZixMail
Tom receives Sylvia's ZixMail message in his regular
email inbox.
When Tom double-clicks the ZixMail message, he is
prompted for his Signature Phrase.
ZixMail then displays Sylvia's message. Sylvia's
signature is verified and displayed along with the Certified Time
Stamp.
ZixMail allows Tom to save the attached documents,
or to open them directly by double-clicking.
Receiving email via SecureDelivery.com™
Mike receives an email message notifying him to
pick up Sylvia's message from SecureDelivery.com.
 Mike
clicks the link to view Sylvia's message. The first time Mike arrives
at SecureDelivery.com, he is prompted to create and activate a PassPhrase
in order to confirm he has access to his email address.
Once the Passphrase is activated (this takes just
a few seconds), Mike can open his message.
Mike views the message from Sylvia via a secure
(SSL) browser connection.
Receiving a ZixMail Certified Receipt
Sylvia can also request a Certified
Receipt that is created when Tom opens the ZixMail message sent
by Sylvia.
The Certified Receipt depicts the exact times when
Sylvia sent the message and when Tom opened the message, as derived
from atomic clocks at the ZixIt Worldwide Signature Server.
Receiving a SecureDelivery Pickup Receipt
Sylvia can also request a Pickup Receipt that shows
when Mike picked up his message from SecureDelivery.com.
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