SafeQuard For Email by pQCee

About pQCee

pQCee.com is a quantum cybersecurity startup that designs and builds post-quantum products and solutions to strengthen and protect the next generation of computing against quantum attacks. Please contact info@pqcee.com for more offerings. For more information about this product or pQCee, please visit https://www.pqcee.com/.

About SafeQuard For Email

SafeQuard For Email is a product of pQCee that provides end-to-end encryption for email data using post-quantum cryptography. It is designed to protect sensitive email communications from potential threats posed by quantum computers, ensuring that only authorized parties can access the encrypted data. Email data is encrypted by SafeQuard For Email before it gets sent out through the email server, and this encrypted data can only be decrypted using backend that is hosted within a Trusted Execution Environment.

For more information, please visit https://safequard.pqcee.com/.

What is this manual about?

This Administration Manual guides owners of email services on how to acquire and use SafeQuard for email (Encryption and Decryption Function)

SafeQuard For Email Manual

Table of Contents

• 1. Getting Started with SafeQuard for Email
• 2. Installation Instructions
  • 2.1. SafeQuard WebApp
  • 2.2. Outlook Add-In
    • 2.2.1. Installation
      • 2.2.1.1. Marketplace Installation
      • 2.2.1.2. Manual Sideloading Instructions
    • 2.2.2. Uninstallation
  • 2.3. Chrome Extension
    • 2.3.1. Installation
    • 2.3.2. Uninstallation
  • 2.4. SafeQuard WebApp Demo
• 3. SQEE Use Cases
  • 3.1. Transmission of Secrets
    • 3.1.1. Company A Sending
    • 3.1.2. Customer B Inbox
    • 3.1.3. Customer B Decrypting
  • 3.2. Send/Receive Confidential Information
    • 3.2.1. Company A Sending
    • 3.2.2. Company B Inbox
    • 3.2.3. Company B Decrypting
  • 3.3. Protecting Personal Data
    • 3.3.1. Customer A Sending
    • 3.3.2. Company B Inbox
    • 3.3.3. Company B Decrypting
• 4. Using the SafeQuard for Outlook Solution
  • 4.1. Set Up
    • 4.1.1. How to accept the SafeQuard for Outlook add-in permissions
  • 4.2. Encryption
    • 4.2.1. Compose New Mail
    • 4.2.2. Select Insert > Click SafeQuard for Outlook
    • 4.2.3. Select your encryption functions
    • 4.2.4. Replacement of Email Content with Encrypted Version by SafeQuard
    • 4.2.5. Email can now be sent as usual.
  • 4.3. Decryption
    • 4.3.1. Navigate to your encrypted email
    • 4.3.2. Open the email and click on our add-in
    • 4.3.3. Decrypt the email
• 5. Using SafeQuard for Gmail Solution
  • 5.1. Encryption
    • 5.1.1. How to activate SafeQuard Encryption for Gmail
  • 5.2. Decryption
• 6. Using SafeQuard WebApp Solution
  • 6.1. Microsoft 365
    • 6.1.1. Microsoft Authentication and Permissions.
    • 6.1.2. Dropdown filtering of SafeQuard encrypted emails
    • 6.1.3. Select “By Category” to view categorised emails
    • 6.1.4. Dropdown for SafeQuard encrypted emails retrieval
    • 6.1.5. Decrypt and View Email
    • 6.1.6. Reply Encrypted Email
    • 6.1.7. Compose New Encrypted Email
    • 6.1.8. Filtering Specific Emails
      • 6.1.8.1. Add Outlook Category
  • 6.2. Gmail
    • 6.2.1. Google Authentication and Permissions.
    • 6.2.2. Dropdown filtering of SafeQuard encrypted emails (Time)
    • 6.2.3. Select “By Label” to view labelled emails
    • 6.2.4. Dropdown for SafeQuard encrypted emails retrieval
    • 6.2.5. Decrypt and View Email
    • 6.2.6. Reply Encrypted Email
    • 6.2.7. Compose New Encrypted Email
    • 6.2.8. Filtering Specific Emails
      • 6.2.8.1. Add Gmail Label
  • 6.3. Outlook Consumer
    • 6.3.1. Outlook Authentication and Permissions.
    • 6.3.2. Dropdown filtering of SafeQuard encrypted emails (Time)
    • 6.3.3. Dropdown for SafeQuard encrypted emails retrieval
    • 6.3.4. Decrypt and View Email
    • 6.3.5. Reply Encrypted Email
    • 6.3.6. Compose New Encrypted Email
  • 6.4. Yahoo
    • 6.4.1. Yahoo Authentication and Permissions.
    • 6.4.2. Dropdown filtering of SafeQuard encrypted emails (Time)
    • 6.4.3. Dropdown for SafeQuard encrypted emails retrieval
    • 6.4.4. Decrypt and View Email
    • 6.4.5. Reply Encrypted Email
    • 6.4.6. Compose New Encrypted Email
  • 6.5. SQEE Email Sign In
    • 6.5.1. Logging In
    • 6.5.2. Dropdown filtering of SafeQuard encrypted emails
    • 6.5.3. Decrypt and View Email
    • 6.5.4. Reply Encrypted Email
    • 6.5.5. Compose New Encrypted Email
• 7. Using the SafeQuard PDF Mailing Service
  • 7.1. Feature Overview
  • 7.2. CSV File Format
  • 7.3. Uploading Files
  • 7.4. Processing & Confirmation
  • 7.5. Important Notes & Restrictions
• 8. Using SQEE Manual Decryption Service
  • 8.1. Feature Overview
  • 8.2. Manual Decryption Instructions
    • 8.2.1. Decrypting an Email Message
    • 8.2.2. Decrypting an Email Attachment
  • 8.3. Important Notes
  • 8.4. Troubleshooting
• 9. Frequently Asked Questions
  • 9.1. Chrome Extension
    • 9.1.1. Which browsers are supported by the Chrome Extension?
    • 9.1.2. Why is the Extension not working on my browser?
      • 9.1.2.1. If permissions is not given
      • 9.1.2.2. If permissions is given but without access to “View your email messages and settings”
      • 9.1.2.3. If permissions is given with access to “View your email messages and settings”
  • 9.2. WebApp
    • 9.2.1. Which browsers are supported by the WebApp?
    • 9.2.2. Why is the WebApp not working on my browser?
      • 9.2.2.1. Login with Google
      • 9.2.2.2. Login with Outlook
  • 9.3. Outlook Add-in
    • 9.3.1. Which versions of Outlook are supported by the Outlook Add-in?
• 10. Troubleshoot
  • 10.1. Version Update Required
    • 10.1.1. Outlook
      • 10.1.1.1. Outlook (Classic)
      • 10.1.1.2. Outlook (NEW)
      • 10.1.1.3. For Outlook On the Web (Browser)
    • 10.1.2. Gmail
      • 10.1.2.1. Chrome Extension
  • 10.2. Users from organisations could not give permissions
• 11. SafeQuard (What we support)
  • 11.1. Currently
  • 11.2. Potentially
• 12. Using the SafeQuard for Outlook Solution (Deprecated Version)
  • 12.1. Encryption
    • 12.1.1. How to activate the SafeQuard Encryption for email
  • 12.2. Decryption
• 13. Using the SafeQuard for Outlook Solution (Deprecated Version)
  • 13.1. Encryption
  • 13.2. Decryption