Comodo SecureEmail Review:The Best Free Email Encryption

Review of Comodo SecureEmail 2.0.0.10
by Mark Muller (8,405 pts ) , published Oct 30, 2009
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Comodo SecureEmail is an innovative software making top email encryption easier, and thus safer. In this article you find all what you want to know about the top-notch Comodo SecureEmail 2.0 including valuable tips.

What is Comodo SecureEmail?

Ordinary (unencrypted) emails can be read by anyone involved in processing the electronic message, like a postcard. To ensure email privacy and sender authenticity you can use Comodo SecureEmail, which takes email (asymmetric, public key) encryption to the next level by making it easy to use greatly reducing configuration errors security breaches.

System Requirements
Rating Excellent

Comodo Secure Email 2.0 runs on 32-bit and 64 bit editions of Windows 2000 (SP4), XP (SP2), Vista, as well as on Windows 7. The software requires between 20 and 30 MB free hard disk space and very little RAM.

Installation and Setup
Rating Good

The installation of Comodo SecureEmail isn’t difficult but comprises numerous steps including certificate sign-up (your personal private key to sign and decrypt emails) for first time users. The default install process is described in detail in the user guide, but let me add here that you can get the free email certificate before installing the Comodo SecureEmail software to reduce complexity and to make the install smoother. I also recommend following this path if IE is not your default browser to avoid installation problems or lengthy troubleshooting processes.

Interface
Rating Excellent

Comodo SecureEmail 2.0 has a nice, easy-to-use GUI which allows you to view settings or to make configuration changes without getting lost in deep menus. Unobtrusive pop-up boxes near the taskbar keep you in the picture when sending and receiving secure mail.

Features
Rating Excellent

Comodo Secure Email tries to encrypt and / or sign your emails automatically depending on the selected security profile, default is medium which means that your emails will be automatically signed (authenticity) but only encrypted if the public key of the recipient is installed on your computer.

The High security setting does not permit sending unencrypted emails, and Very High additionally demands that all messages leaving your computer are signed. Dragging the slider to Low on the other hand means that emails will neither be encrypted nor signed. Comodo Secure Email can also be customized according to your needs or completely turned off.

Please find Comodo SecureEmail features continued on the next page along with performance, help & support, price to value as well as our bottom line.

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