Integrate PGP and Lotus Notes to encrypt / decrypt email
First Claim
1. A method for integrating an encryption/decryption system and an email platform in order to encrypt/decrypt email comprising the steps of:
- converting a recipient'"'"'s addresses from an email format to an Internet format;
obtaining a recipients public key from encryption software key server;
using said recipient'"'"'s encryption software public keys to encrypt an email;
using said recipient'"'"'s encryption software public keys to encrypt an attachment; and
converting said recipient'"'"'s address from said internet format to said email format.
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Abstract
This invention provides a method, a system and a computer program for integrating encryption/decryption software and email software. In addition, it provides a method and a computer program for integrating encryption software (Pretty Good Privacy) encryption/decryption software and Lotus Notes email software with minimal process steps. Encryption/decryption software is public-key encryption/decryption software. The user can send encrypted email with just one step of clicking the send button. Also, the user can read encrypted email and attachments with just one step of keying in the password.
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54 Claims
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1. A method for integrating an encryption/decryption system and an email platform in order to encrypt/decrypt email comprising the steps of:
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converting a recipient'"'"'s addresses from an email format to an Internet format;
obtaining a recipients public key from encryption software key server;
using said recipient'"'"'s encryption software public keys to encrypt an email;
using said recipient'"'"'s encryption software public keys to encrypt an attachment; and
converting said recipient'"'"'s address from said internet format to said email format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for integrating Public-key encryption software and Email software in order to encrypt/decrypt email comprising:
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means for converting all recipients'"'"' addresses from said email software format to Internet format, means for obtaining keys from encryption software key server, means for using all recipients'"'"' encryption software public keys to encrypt mail, means for using all recipients'"'"' encryption software public keys to encrypt attachments, and means for converting all recipients'"'"' addresses from internet format to Email software format. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A program retention device containing program instruction code executable on at least one networked computing device for integrating Public-key encryption software and Email software in order to encrypt/decrypt email whereby said program performs the steps of:
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converting all recipients'"'"' addresses from email software format to Internet format, obtaining keys from encryption software key server, using all recipients'"'"' encryption software public keys to encrypt mail, using all recipients'"'"' encryption software public keys to encrypt attachments and converting all recipients'"'"' addresses from internet format to email software format. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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