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ProtonMail adds support for elliptic curve cryptography boosting speed and security
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<blockquote data-quote="CyberTech" data-source="post: 812207" data-attributes="member: 67474"><p>ProtonMail Blog: <a href="https://protonmail.com/blog/elliptic-curve-cryptography/" target="_blank">ProtonMail now offers elliptic curve cryptography for advanced security and faster speeds - ProtonMail Blog</a> </p><p></p><p>The secure email service, ProtonMail, now supports elliptic curve cryptography for enhanced security and speed, the team behind the product <a href="https://protonmail.com/blog/elliptic-curve-cryptography/" target="_blank">has announced</a>. The company has been working for several months to implement support for new cryptographic methods which provide a faster experience with equal or greater security.</p><p></p><p>The firm has taken the decision include elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) alongside RSA encryption. It said ECC will become the default for all new addresses on ProtonMail but gives existing users the ability to upgrade their RSA addresses right now. In order to upgrade follow these instructions carefully:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Head to your ProtonMail inbox on desktop. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Go to SETTINGS. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Head to the Keys menu. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Press ADD NEW KEY, select the address you want to upgrade from the dropdown and press NEXT. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Select State-of-the-art and then GENERATE KEYS. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Under ADD NEW KEY you should see your email address, press the expand arrow. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">On the ECC row, press the arrow next to EXPORT in the ACTIONS column and select MAKE PRIMARY. That’s it, do NOT delete the RSA key as it’s needed for reading old emails.</li> </ol><p>For those who are using an RSA key, you can continue doing so without following the instructions above and your emails will stay safe. The team does warn, however, that your inbox will be slower than if you upgrade to ECC and this slower speed will be more noticeable on mobile devices than on desktops.</p><p></p><p>One concern people have regarding encryption is it ability to stand up against quantum computers. The team addressed this concern in relation to ECC, saying:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Source</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.neowin.net/news/protonmail-adds-support-for-elliptic-curve-cryptography-boosting-speed-and-security[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberTech, post: 812207, member: 67474"] ProtonMail Blog: [URL="https://protonmail.com/blog/elliptic-curve-cryptography/"]ProtonMail now offers elliptic curve cryptography for advanced security and faster speeds - ProtonMail Blog[/URL] The secure email service, ProtonMail, now supports elliptic curve cryptography for enhanced security and speed, the team behind the product [URL='https://protonmail.com/blog/elliptic-curve-cryptography/']has announced[/URL]. The company has been working for several months to implement support for new cryptographic methods which provide a faster experience with equal or greater security. The firm has taken the decision include elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) alongside RSA encryption. It said ECC will become the default for all new addresses on ProtonMail but gives existing users the ability to upgrade their RSA addresses right now. In order to upgrade follow these instructions carefully: [LIST=1] [*]Head to your ProtonMail inbox on desktop. [*]Go to SETTINGS. [*]Head to the Keys menu. [*]Press ADD NEW KEY, select the address you want to upgrade from the dropdown and press NEXT. [*]Select State-of-the-art and then GENERATE KEYS. [*]Under ADD NEW KEY you should see your email address, press the expand arrow. [*]On the ECC row, press the arrow next to EXPORT in the ACTIONS column and select MAKE PRIMARY. That’s it, do NOT delete the RSA key as it’s needed for reading old emails. [/LIST] For those who are using an RSA key, you can continue doing so without following the instructions above and your emails will stay safe. The team does warn, however, that your inbox will be slower than if you upgrade to ECC and this slower speed will be more noticeable on mobile devices than on desktops. One concern people have regarding encryption is it ability to stand up against quantum computers. The team addressed this concern in relation to ECC, saying: Source [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.neowin.net/news/protonmail-adds-support-for-elliptic-curve-cryptography-boosting-speed-and-security[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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