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De-Mail

De-Mail, which takes conventional e-mail one step further, is an easy-to-use technology that allows citizens, businesses and administrations to exchange electronic messages in a secure manner. Compared to conventional e-mail, the delivery of the De-Mails and the identity of sender and receiver can be proven. It is not possible to read or manipulate the contents of a De-Mail on its journey across the Internet. One important aim of De-Mail is to make these basic security functions, regarding confidentiality, reliability and binding are easy to use without the need for additional installations for the end-user. The sender and recipient of a De-Mail can be clearly identified. Send and delivery certificates can be easily generated.

De-Mails are encrypted during transport and can neither be intercepted nor manipulated. SPAM and Phishing are effectively prevented because the De-Mail sender can be clearly identified by secure initial identification and users are able to log on with two-factorauthentication using the new German eID card or a mobile phone-based method (mobile TAN).

Furthermore, De-Mail offers huge potential to optimise the electronic communication in the private and public sector. Recently, business and administration processes have been marked by media inconsistencies that produce considerable delays and additional costs. With the additional security functions, that De-Mail provides, a large part of today's paperbased business and administration processes can be handled fully electronically – simply, quickly and from any location. So far inter alia Deutsche Telekom AG, GMX.DE, WEB.DE and Mentana GmbH have become accredited De-Mail providers.