Why is EaSecure more secure than web-based “Send to Anyone?
There are some secure email systems that also claim “Send to Anyone.” Such systems work as follows: If the recipient does not have a public key, the message is sent to a “message center” where the recipient can pick up the message using a web browser through a secure link, such as SSL. If the recipient does not have an account in the message center, the recipient will be directed to establish an account at the message center before being able to pick up the message. The problem with this type of system is that web-based delivery methods are much less secure than public-key-based delivery methods. The message center has access to every message stored there. In addition, because there is no easy way to turn the recipient into a user of public-key-based delivery method, the recipient is usually stuck with a less secure delivery method for a long time. EaSecure is different. A one-time-password-protected message is more secure than a message delivered through a web-based method, because th
