摘要 |
<p>A secure email system and method. The method comprises the steps of: receiving an encrypted email from an sender intended for transmission to a predetermined recipient, wherein the email's encryption is based on a first encryption key and the first encryption key is not stored at the remote location; de-encrypting the received encrypted email using the first encryption key, the first encryption key being stored at the server location; determining a second encryption key associated solely with the predetermined recipient of the email; re-encrypting the de-encrypted email using an encryption based on the second encryption key; and transmitting the re-encrypted email to the predetermined recipient located at a recipient location remote from the server location whereby the predetermined recipient can de-encrypt the re-encrypted email at the recipient location using the second encryption key.</p> |