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As some of you know, I developed (with a partner) an Identity Protection suite called Defygo and it is absolutely free to the public. Some of you may be using it, which I hope you are. Some of you probably downloaded it ,checked it out, and never used it again. Others are simply wondering what the heck Defygo is and how can it be used.

I am going to use some spare time and a small amount of blog space to introduce you to some of the many features that Defygo has to offer. If you search the net for Defygo you will see that it has been dubbed a mobile password vault. In reality, the password Vault is one of about 4 features that Defygo has to offer. Today, I will introduce to you the email encryption feature of Defygo.

Those of you that have ever used Public/Private key email encryption know that most of the applications such as PGP are difficult and hard to use for the common user. Since applications such as this are not easy for the non-tech savvy crowd, email encryption hasn’t really taken off in the public sector. Defygo combines RSA 1024 bit public/private key encryption with the buddy/pal system that we have all grown to love in instant messaging systems. Once you have added a pal and they have accepted your invitation, you can click on their name, type an email, and send it encrypted to them. You don’t have to manage a key ring of any kind. You simply manage your contact list and Defygo keeps up with all your keys in the background in a way that is completely transparent to the user.

Below is an encrypted message that I created to send to one of my pals. This message can be copied into an email or you can directly send the message using the built in smtp support. If you are one of my pals you may want to try decrypting the below message. Who knows? It could be to you…And if it isn’t to you, I wish you luck on breaking the encryption.