Re: Encrypted email - is there a specific solution?

From: Framework fan (tempframeworkfan_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 04/12/04 

Date: 12 Apr 2004 11:50:29 -0700

Regarding the base64 encoding, is it just simply a case of using:

Convert.ToBase64String and Convert.FromBase64String

I thought it would be more difficult than that!

"Paul Glavich [MVP - ASP.NET]" <glav@aspalliance.com-NOSPAM> wrote in message news:<uZRWIx7HEHA.3536@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>...
> If its just sending mail to yourself, then an asymetric method (like RSA you
> suggested below) would be ideal. Given that only you have the private key
> (and of course the shared server has the public key), then you can encrypt
> the data and either send it to yourself as an attachment or base64 encode it
> and simple place it in the body of your email.
>
> Either way its quite secure. If you need to start sending to others apart
> fro yourself, thats where it can get a bit trickier.
>
> --
> - Paul Glavich
> Microsoft MVP - ASP.NET
>
>
> "Framework fan" <tempframeworkfan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:f109ac80.0404100028.5c1f4b9d@posting.google.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > Can encrpyted email be sent from an ASP.NET application?
> >
> > I'm just looking to encrypt a small key, then send it from a shared
> > server to myself, but I'd like the data encrypted for safety before
> > being sent to me.
> >
> > (Or should I just use RSA asymmetric encryption, and keep the private
> > key only on my machine?)
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -Frameworker.

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