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Sending sensitive information, like FTP/SFTP logins, via email

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Mar 15, 20261103 views
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When I work with some bigger clients that have large IT departments, they always send me my login details via email. If my email was being watched by a nefarious type, they could easily gain access to sensitive data. What would be a better way to share this kind of data with someone?

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Fix for: Sending sensitive information, like FTP/SFTP logins, via email

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You could request that emails are PGP encrypted, requiring you to decrypt the email on your end. The could create a password-protected Word or PDF file and email that to you as an attachment with a predetermined password that you discussed on the ph…

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