PassLok for Email

High security email encryption for Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook online. PassLok is in no way associated with those services. Easy to use, powerful extension, which includes message hiding, forward secrecy and attachments, and runs also on Chrome.

PassLok for Email: High Security Email Encryption

PassLok for Email is a Firefox add-on that offers easy-to-use, end-to-end secure encryption for email, real-time chat, and file encryption. It does not rely on servers, ensuring immunity to hacking or government intervention.

Add-on stats

By: F. Ruiz
Daily users: 55
1
Rating: 4.50
(2)
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2024-12-04)
Version code: 5855692
Creation date: 2016-06-20
Firefox on Android: Yes
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • alarms
Host permissions:
  • https://mail.google.com/*
  • http://mail.google.com/*
  • https://google.com/*
  • http://google.com/*
  • http://*.mail.yahoo.com/*
  • https://*.mail.yahoo.com/*
  • http://*.live.com/*
  • https://*.live.com/*
Size: 210.12K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

PassLok for Email (v1.0)
5.00 (2) 397
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

TAKE PRIVACY INTO YOUR OWN HANDS

Easy, end-to-end secure encryption for email, plus real-time chat, that does not rely on servers and is therefore immune to hacking or government intervention. Right now PassLok for Email supports Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook online.

--PassLok for Email is incredibly easy to use--

To encrypt a message or file, just click the PassLok icon at the bottom of the Compose or Reply box. A popup will take your private message and encrypt it with the click of a button. Then you can send it out like any other message, or as an attachment.

To decrypt it, click the PassLok icon at the top of the encrypted message. A popup will show the decrypted message or file immediately, or will tell you if there is any problem.

PassLok asks you for your Password only once. It can be anything you want, so you can actually remember it. PassLok will evaluate its strength and compensate for its weakness by lengthening the computations. It won't be stored or sent anywhere, and PassLok will forget it after five minutes of inactivity.

If you want to change your Password, go ahead and start using a new one when PassLok asks you for it. You may be asked for the old Password if PassLok can't decrypt something, but otherwise that's all you'll have to do.

--Lots of power in a slender package--

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User reviews

I think this is a great idea and implementation. I need to test it further. I don't know about how secure it is but I think that simetrical encryption is very easy to use for end users, assymetrical one is too much complicated for normal users.
by Hernan, 2024-01-17
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

PassLok for Email requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Request access to the following domains: google.com, yahoo.com, live.com
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of PassLok for Email. Use it at your own risk.

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  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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