What is my EaSecure password used for?
When you use a one-time password to open your first EaSecure message sent to your email address, you will be asked to create your own password. This password is not directly used to encrypt EaSecure messages. It is only used to protect your private key file stored on your computer. For this reason, merely knowing your password will not be able to decrypt your EaSecure messages. One must also have a copy of your private key file. Nevertheless, you should still choose a strong password to protect your key file. A strong password should be long and contain mixed upper and lower case letters, numbers, and non-alphanumerical characters. You may also use a long and difficult-to-guess phrase that contains several words and punctuations. Using a single word that can be found in a dictionary is a bad idea. It makes the password vulnerable to so-called “dictionary attacks.” If you are not sure you will always remember your password, you should create an UNPROTECTED export file and store it in a
