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Encryption and signing are different things here. Encryption in this case means that the contents of the email are encrypted between Google's servers and the re
by mankyd 8y ago
Encryption and signing are different things here. Encryption in this case means that the contents of the email are encrypted between Google's servers and the recipient's servers. i.e. preventing snooping.
Signing verifies that the contents of the email itself have been authenticated by the author. I.e. prevent spoofing.
- organsnyder 8y agoTheir documentation doesn't mention signing specifically, but wouldn't S/MIME include signing?
- mankyd 8y agoSigning on behalf of the server, maybe, but gmail in no way supports/encourages having the actual author sign their messages, to my knowledge.