Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG: FP offers De-Mail delivery with optional end-to-end encryption
(firmenpresse) - (DGAP-Media / 05.09.2013 / 10:00)
Corporate News
FP offers De-Mail delivery
with optional end-to-end encryption
Integrated solution facilitates the use of this particularly secure
encryption technology for public authorities and companies
Birkenwerder, 5 September 2013 - Mentana-Claimsoft GmbH, a subsidiary of
the listed company Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG, now offers its De-Mail
customers optional end-to-end encryption. With this, De-Mail users can
decide for themselves how they want to secure the digital mail they send.
In the past, De-Mail technology was on the receiving end of much criticism
since it did not include end-to-end encryption. To begin with, it is of
fundamental importance to understand that end-to-end encryption and a virus
check, which De-Mails must undergo, are mutually exclusive. 'Every De-Mail
includes transport encryption as standard. This secures the channel the
De-Mail passes through,' explains Axel Janhoff, Managing Director of
Mentana-Claimsoft. 'We, just like the other providers, make a copy of every
De-Mail sent, which is briefly decrypted and scanned for viruses on our
servers. If no viruses are found, the De-Mail moves on to the recipient's
inbox.' Providers make a copy because the original must remain untouched
throughout the entire process. This copy is destroyed again immediately
after the brief decryption procedure for the virus check.
Only the recipient has the key
However, end-to-end encryption sees the sender further encrypting the
De-Mail and attachments themselves - beyond transport encryption - which
can only be decrypted by the recipient. 'This is interesting for customers
that send particularly sensitive mail, such as social data, via De-Mail,
for example,' Janhoff goes on to explain. 'End-to-end encryption ensures
that the De-Mail remains unreadable along the entire path from sender to
recipient. However, this rules out the legally required virus check - of
course, only the recipient has the key to open the De-Mail document. The
user must decide whether they want a virus check or end-to-end encryption -
the two do not go together.'
In principle, all users can now already add end-to-end encryption to every
De-Mail by themselves. However, the procedures for doing this are
relatively involved and technically complex, which means that it is
comparatively rare for users to actually do so in practice.
Mentana-Claimsoft is now making it easier for business customers in
particular to use end-to-end encryption. Companies and public authorities
that send their De-Mails via a Mentana-Claimsoft gateway that has been
implemented have the option of setting up end-to-end encryption. The
requirement for this is that both parties use a De-Mail gateway developed
by Mentana-Claimsoft. 'They have the opportunity to specially secure their
De-Mails for their entire domain in this way,' explains Janhoff. 'This is
achieved by the administrator making a simple adjustment in the gateway's
web interface.'
De-Mail allows for secure, confidential and legally compliant digital
communication in many scenarios. The Bundesrat's adoption of the
E-Government Act in June sees users of the technology - companies, public
authorities and private persons - now able to complete many formalities in
communications with public authorities electronically without the
previously required signature on paper.
Contact
Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
Corporate Communications
Sabina Prüser
Tel: +49 (0)3303 525 410
Fax: +49 (0)3303 53707 410
E-mail: s.prueser(at)francotyp.com
About Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
The FP Group is the first multi-channel provider for mail communication.
The globally active company offers the entire range of products and
solutions for business and private customers. In addition to standard
machines for franking and inserting mail, its offering includes services
such as the collection of business mail and innovative software solutions
such as the fully electronic letter. The FP Group, based in Birkenwerder
near Berlin, can therefore provide tailored multi-channel solutions. The
Group currently operates its own branches in a number of industrialised
countries and holds a global market share in franking machines of around
10%. With a history dating back 90 years, the FP Group today benefits
across all markets from the increasing liberalisation of postal markets and
the readiness of companies to outsource their business mail to professional
service providers. In the 2012 financial year, the company generated
revenue of EUR 165.6 million. The FP Group employs around 1,100 people
worldwide.
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Language: English
Company: Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
Triftweg 21-26
16547 Birkenwerder
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)3303 525 777
Fax: +49 (0)3303 53 70 77 77
E-mail: ir(at)francotyp.com
Internet: www.francotyp.com
ISIN: DE000FPH9000
WKN: FPH900
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart
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