After you have opened your first EaSecure Message, you will be able to send EaSecure messages, not only to other EaSecure users, but to ANYONE who has an email address. The message will be encrypted by the recipient's public key if the recipient is already an EaSecure user. If the recipient is not yet an EaSecure user, the message will be protected by a one-time password. However, when the recipient opens the message using the one-time password, he/she will be turned into a user and subsequent message sent to him/her will be encrypted by his/her public key .

Sending an EaSecure Message using the Standalone Client

To send an EaSecure message using the standalone client:

(1) Start the standalone client in compose mode. (Double click the desktop icon to start the standalone client. You can also get into compose mode by clicking the "Reply," "Reply All," "Forward," or "New" button after opening an EaSecure message in the standalone client).

(2) Compose your message using the standalone client. (Please note: The subject line will not be encrypted. DO NOT put any sensitive information on the subject line when you compose an EaSecure message.)

(3) Click the button. The message will be compressed, digitally signed, encrypted, and sent to each recipient. Before you can send EaSecure messages using the standalone client, however, you need to set it up to use your SMTP server.

Sending an EaSecure Message using a plug-in

To send an EaSecure message using a plug-in:

(1) Compose the message using your email program. (Please note: The subject line will not be encrypted. DO NOT put any sensitive information on the subject line when you compose an EaSecure message.)

(2) Click the "Send EaSecure" button ( on Outlook Express or on Outlook). If you click the "Send" button, a dialog box will popup to to let you select whether you want to send the message with EaSecure or send the message unencrypted. You can also disable this dialog box to restore the normal behavior of the "Send" button. Click here for more details.

(3) Enter your password for the email address you are sending from. The message will be compressed, digitally signed, encrypted, and sent to each recipient. 

You can make the the plug-in or the standalone client to remember your password so that you don't have to enter it every time you open or send an EaSecure message. Click here for more details.