Receiving and Reading encrypted email

You can decrypt encrypted email by opening it and entering your passphrase.

You will find encrypted email in your inbox among "normal" email. Note the lock icon.


encrypted email

  1. Click the encrypted email.
  2. Enter your passphrase
The mailvelope addon will encrypt your email. This process takes place locally on your device, no unencrypted data will be sent to or from GMX servers or other remote machines.

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