Top Secret Email uses a symmetric key-based algorithm, in which the same key is used to encrypt and decrypt a string. The security of the encrypted string depends on maintaining the secrecy of the key. This method utilises an XOR-based algorithm using a pseudo-random 32-bit key.
It is important to note that Unique Keys are case sensitive.
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Top Secret Email does not keep a record of Unique Keys. If you forget this just agree with your correspondent on a new one. Please don't email us requesting this information as the absence of a reply may offend.
It is best practice that your computer is constantly protected using anti-virus and anti-spy ware software.
It may take years but the fact is all encrypted messages can be cracked . . . . eventually. For this reason it is important that you choose a good Unique Key and change it on a regular basis.
Here are some tips for choosing a "Good" Unique Key - one that is difficult to guess.
• Choose a Unique Key you'll remember. It should be memorable for you (so that you don't have to write it down or leave it in the open), but difficult for others to guess.
• Avoid using a word. Avoid a complete word from a dictionary (English or otherwise) or a name.
• Use at least 7 characters. The more characters your Unique Key contains, the harder it is for someone to guess it. A long but simple Unique Key can be safer than a short, complex one — and often easier to remember.
• Use a combination of capital and lowercase letters, numbers, and standard symbols (! @ # $ % ^ & *).
• Don't use personal information that someone could easily figure out. Avoid a Unique Key based on information easily obtained about you (like your birthday, your child or pet's name, phone number, license plate number, employer, school name, automobile brand, or street name).
• Avoid the obvious. Don't make it easy for attackers by repeating a digit or letter (like "111111" or "FFFFFF") or any other common sequence of characters (like "123456"). Stay away from obvious Unique Key such as "test" or "password." When you change your Unique Key, change several characters; don't just append a number like "2" to the end. And make sure anyone watching you enter your Unique Key can't guess it as you type (such as a Unique Key typed using a single hand, like "qwerty").
• Put a new spin on a familiar phrase. Pick a favourite phrase or lyric for your Unique Key. To shorten it, substitute letters with a number or a standard symbol or remove vowels. For example, "fredsboy" can be made into "Fr3d$boy." Shorten "two tickets to paradise" to "2Tickets2Paradiz," or combine "cat" and "dog" into "cAt!Do8."
• If you use a password generator, be careful. Make sure you can identify and trust the creator of a password management or generator program. Never share any personal information unless you trust the company or person you're working with. Online password-generator programs can help you create a random password that is generally harder to crack but also more difficult to remember.
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