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With Thunderbird versions 68.x and ealier, it has been possible to use external software with Thunderbird for OpenPGP messaging. It required the installation of GPG software and the Enigmail Add-on.
With Thunderbird versions 68.x and ealier, it has been possible to use external software with Thunderbird for OpenPGP messaging. It required the installation of GPG software and the Enigmail Add-on.


Thunderbird 78, scheduled for summer 2020, will require a different solution to support OpenPGP messaging. Refer to the [[Thunderbird:OpenPGP:2020]] document for background and our intentions.
Thunderbird 78, scheduled for summer 2020, will require a different solution to support OpenPGP messaging. See also our [https://blog.thunderbird.net/2019/10/thunderbird-enigmail-and-openpgp/ initial announcement] and the [[Thunderbird:OpenPGP:2020 | detailed description from October 2019]]. See the tb-planning list archive for [https://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/tb-planning/2019-December/thread.html answers to some commonly asked questions].


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Revision as of 10:42, 29 April 2020

Thunderbird and OpenPGP

This page lists resources and plans related to OpenPGP messaging with Thunderbird.

With Thunderbird versions 68.x and ealier, it has been possible to use external software with Thunderbird for OpenPGP messaging. It required the installation of GPG software and the Enigmail Add-on.

Thunderbird 78, scheduled for summer 2020, will require a different solution to support OpenPGP messaging. See also our initial announcement and the detailed description from October 2019. See the tb-planning list archive for answers to some commonly asked questions.