Bug 1603809 Comment 35 Edit History

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The challenge in finding a good wording is, to ensure we don't promise too much. Any protection is void, if users don't carefully protect their secret keys.

Here's my new suggestion:

=== introduction text on top ===

To send end-to-end encrypted or digitally signed email messages, you must configure at least one encryption technology, either OpenPGP or S/MIME.

If you're new to end-to-end encryption, please read the introduction. [Show Introduction]

*** note: the button [show introduction] opens a document that provides a reasonably long document that explains the most important aspects and consequences

=== text shown above the encryption control ===

End-to-end encryption can prevent adversaries from reading your email, if all recipients carefully protect their secret keys.

To send an encrypted email, you must have received valid public keys or certificates for all email recipients.

=== text shown above the signing control ===

Digitally signing an email adds a strong confirmation about the sender of an email, assuming the sender carefully protects their secret key.
The challenge in finding a good wording is, to ensure we don't promise too much. Any protection is void, if users don't carefully protect their secret keys.

Here's my new suggestion:

=== introduction text on top ===

To send end-to-end encrypted or digitally signed email messages, you must configure at least one encryption technology, either OpenPGP or S/MIME.

If you're new to end-to-end encryption, please read the introduction. [Show Introduction]

*** note: the button [show introduction] opens a document that provides a reasonably long document that explains the most important aspects and consequences

=== text shown above the encryption control ===

End-to-end encryption can prevent adversaries from reading your email, if all recipients carefully protect their secret keys.

To send an encrypted email, you must have valid public keys or certificates for all email recipients.

=== text shown above the signing control ===

Digitally signing an email adds a strong confirmation about the sender of an email, assuming the sender carefully protects their secret key.


edit: changed "have received" to "have"

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