Mailfence is an encrypted email service that offers OpenPGP based end-to-end encryption and digital signatures. It was launched in November 2013 by ContactOffice Group, which operates an online collaboration suite for universities and other organizations since 1999.
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History
In the midst of 2013, the Mailfence project was started by the founders of ContactOffice. In March 2016, the company released the public BETA version of their end-to-end encryption and digital signatures for emails.
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Features
Mailfence provides secure email features, with other functions such as Calendar, Contacts and Documents.
The service supports POP/IMAP and Exchange ActiveSync as well as vanity domains with SPF, DKIM, DMARC and catch-all address support. Users can send both plain and rich text emails, organize messages in folders and/or categorize them with tags, set default message signatures, create aliases and use plus addressing to apply filters to inbound messages.
Contacts
The contacts support (CSV, vCard, LDIF) import, (vCard, CSV, PDF) export and can be accessed using CardDAV. Users organize them with tags and can also create contact lists.
Calendar
The calendar supports vCal/iCal import, export and can be accessed by using CalDAV. User can share their calendar with group members and can also create polls.
Documents
The documents can be accessed using WebDAV or edited online. Users can drag and drop files in folders and categorize them with tags.
Groups
Groups allow users to share mailbox, documents, contacts, calendars and perform instant chatting with group members in a secure way. A group administrator manages the access rights of group members and can also set another group member as co-admin or main admin of the group.
Server location
Since their servers are located in Belgium, they are legally outside of US jurisdiction. Mailfence is therefore not subjected to US gag orders and NSLs. Under Belgian law, all national and international surveillance requests must go through a Belgian court.
Security and Privacy
Aside from conventional security and privacy features including TFA, spam protection, sender address blacklisting and whitelisting, Mailfence offers following features:
End-to-end encryption
The service uses an open-source implementation of OpenPGP (RFC 4880). Private keys are generated in the client-browser, encrypted (via AES256) with the user's passphrase, and then stored on the server. The server never sees the user's passphrase.
Digital signatures
The service gives the choice between "signing", or "signing and encrypting" an email message with or without attachments.
Integrated keystore
The service provides an integrated keystore to manage PGP keys, and does not require any third-party add-on/plugin. OpenPGP keypairs can be generated, imported or exported. Public keys of other users can be imported through file or in-line text or can be downloaded directly from Public key servers.
Full OpenPGP interoperability
Users can communicate with any OpenPGP compatible service provider.
See also
- Comparison of mail servers
- Comparison of webmail providers
References
External links
- Official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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