Assuming mutual TLS compatibility, all messages you send through Gmail are encrypted via TLS.
TLS makes it difficult for anyone to intercept your message when it’s en route to the recipient.
However, it doesn’t promise to keep messages private between you and the recipient once it reaches them.
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You probably won’t know, so choose what you send carefully.
They can only be decrypted and read by your intended readers.
For S/MIME to work, both you and your recipient must enable it in your GSuite accounts.
GSuite automatically encrypts your emails with this method when your account and the destination allow for it.
How to see if Your Sent Email Will Be Encrypted
Start writing a new message.
Add your recipients to theTofield.
When multiple users have various encryption levels, the icon indicates Gmail is held to the lowest encryption status.
Selectthelockto change your S/MIME configs or learn more about your recipient’s level of encryption.
How to Check Encryption for a Received Email
Open a message.
On an Android gear, tapView Details>View Security Details.
On an iPhone or iPad, tapView Details.
A colored lock icon shows the level of encryption used to send the message.
