About Secure Email and Identity Based Encryption (IBE)

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About Secure Email

Pacific Blue Cross' SecureMail lets you send and receive secure email messages. With PBC SecureMail, communication of sensitive information remains private and secure. To provide proof of compliance during an audit, PBC SecureMail also maintains complete audit trails for each PBC SecureMail user, including logs of when messages were opened.
 

What is Secure Email?

Pacific Blue Cross Security ensures that your sensitive information is protected and can only be read by you. Your secure email has been encrypted with the leading Identity-Based Encryption technology from Voltage Security. PBC SecureMail makes secure email easy to use and the Zero Download Messenger enables you to receive, reply to, and initiate secure email without the need to download or install any software.
 

What is Identity Based Encryption (IBE)?

Voltage Security uses a breakthrough approach in cryptography known as Identity-Based Encryption (IBE). IBE enables a simple identity, such as an email address, to be used as a public key to facilitate secure communication with any recipient. IBE does not require end-user certificates and thereby eliminates the usability and management problems inherent in traditional PKI-based communication solutions. To learn more about Identity-Based Encryption and Voltage SecureMail, please click here.
 

How secure are secure messages?

The secure email is encrypted with the equivalent of a 1024-bit key. It uses the breakthrough Identity-Based Encryption to ensure the privacy of your personal data without compromising ease of use. Each message is also signed by the sender to ensure authenticity of the sender and data integrity of the message. In addition, all decrypted email messages are viewed through your web browser using an SSL/TLS connection.


 

Pacific Blue Cross SecureMail eMail Encryption powered by Voltage Security.