how to encrypt e-mails using the alias e-mail adress? - eviltoast

hi ppls, is there a way tho send encrypted emails with the alias adress? i like my alias adress even more…

in thunderbird the encryption button in the write email dialog turns off when i choose an alias.

thx’s lemmyist’s <3

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    8 months ago

    While I don’t know about how Thunderbird works in this regard, I do know that pgp/gpg encryption also verifies the sender against a known key.

    This means that the cretificate you created is most probably tied to your primary email.

    So you’ll probably need to set up a new encryption certificate specificlly for your alias.

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      8 months ago

      Yep this is the official way. There is also the quick and dirty way of adding a new ID to your existing key to enable its use with a different email sender, but be wary of the info leaks this could lead to…