LockedEnvelope: The Alarm for Email

摘要

Because email and IM (instant messaging) are not encrypted, just about anyone with any interest can easily access the data. That's why Terry Heath, founder and director of Navoty, Inc., created a solution that prevents any security lapse from happening in the first place. He rolled out his LockedEnvelope solution in mid-March this year. Heath developed a system of secure encryption algorithms based on a simple, share-key method between two parties. The communication between both parties is linked through a Q&A format that's safe and secure. The result, called LockedEnvelope.com, was built on the site with Ruby on Rails, MySQL, and Linux. "For many companies, the encryption process is done on the back end, which leaves unencrypted email or IM sites vulnerable," says Heath. LockedEnvelope changes the process and provides secure communications all the way around. "The LockedEnvelope system involves shared key principles between two people where the pay load is encrypted." The encryption solution also involves a series of security layers. Messages must have a Q&A protocol to work, and the messages are encrypted securely and quickly.