Exit Zen
3
English type: Plain text
Since Tails 4.13 (November 2020), *Thunderbird* 78 replaces the *Enigmail* extension with built-in support for OpenPGP encryption.
141/1300 · 130
4
English type: Plain text
If you used *Enigmail* before Tails 4.13, follow the instructions below to migrate from *Enigmail* to *Thunderbird* 78. Tails does not include *Enigmail* 2.2, the last version of the extension, which automates this migration.
210/2250 · 225
6
English type: Plain text
<h1 id="private">Migrate your private key</h1>
53/470 · 47
8
English type: Plain text
From the desktop:
12/170 · 17
13
English type: Plain text
<h2 id="import-private">Import your private key in <em>Thunderbird</em></h2>
88/770 · 77
14
English type: Plain text
In *Thunderbird*:
17/170 · 17
16
English type: Bullet: '1. '
In the left pane, identify the account that corresponds to the private key that you want to import and choose **End-to-End Encryption**.
144/1360 · 136
18
English type: Bullet: '1. '
In the **Add a Personal OpenPGP Key** dialog, choose **Import an existing OpenPGP Key** and click **Continue**.
140/1110 · 111
20
English type: Bullet: '1. '
In the next dialog, make sure that your private key is listed and that the option **Treat this key as a Personal Key** is selected.
173/1310 · 131
21
English type: Bullet: '1. '
Click **Continue**, enter the passphrase for your private key (if any), and click **Continue** again.
126/1010 · 101
22
English type: Plain text
Your private key should now be listed in the **End-to-End
Encryption** settings of your account.
123/1030 · 103
23
English type: Bullet: '1. '
Select your private key to enable OpenPGP encryption for this account.
91/700 · 70
28
English type: Bullet: '1. '
Choose **Privacy & Security**.
38/300 · 30
31
English type: Plain text
<h1 id="public">Migrate the public keys of your contacts</h1>
67/620 · 62
34
English type: Plain text
You can use **Shift+click** and **Ctrl+click** to select multiple keys.
81/750 · 75
41
English type: Plain text
<h2 id="accept-public">Mark the public keys as accepted</h2>
75/610 · 61
42
English type: Plain text
By default, new public keys are not marked as "*accepted*" by *Thunderbird* and you cannot encrypt emails to "unaccepted" keys.
185/1270 · 127
43
English type: Plain text
To mark a public key as accepted:
60/330 · 33
44
English type: Bullet: '1. '
Double-click on the public key that you want to mark as accepted.
84/650 · 65
46
English type: Plain text
<h2 id="disable-gnupg">Turn off the GnuPG feature of your Persistent Storage</h2>
66/820 · 82