Lockbin Notes

I have just started using this free service and I am wondering the recipients that I am sending the email to , do they need to be Lockbin subscribers as well?

The other question is how do they open and de-crypt the email and attachments?

Finally I need to send confidential excel formatted documents is this document extension supported?

Thanks

ANSWER:

Thanks for using Lockbin, and for your question.

For our premium members, we want to make the process of sending and receiving messages to recipients as easy and painless as possible, so that you will fully value using the Lockbin service in your business.

The people you send to through the Lockbin service do not have to pay premium subscription fees.  When sending to you they inherit your premium benefits.

The first time your recipient arrives at Lockbin, the service quickly guides them through a very simple sign up process which creates their public/private key pair. No invasive information is required, and we fully respect the privacy of your recipients. Essentially, we just need an email address (which we already have received from you), name and a password.

If the recipient later wants to use Lockbin for their own use, to send or receive messages to people other than you, they may voluntarily expand the information and privileges for their account.

Lockbin users on Facebook can now contact our support team live through our Lockbin FaceBook page. Let us know how we can help!

We’re excited to announce that Zapier integrations have come directly to the Lockbin control panel!  With Zapier, you can receive Lockbin notifications in useful and convenient ways. No longer will you be tied to an email notification when important messages arrive, or if your web form is filled, or when you get a response to an information request.

Premium and Enterprise Lockbin users will find Zapier integrations on the main menu, beneath “Integrations.”

Thanks to Zapier, there are hundreds of ways you can integrate Lockbin notifications into your daily life.   For example, if you’re anything like the Lockbin Development Team, you spend a lot of time on Slack.   Use the Lockbin Slack integration to receive notifications of important Lockbin messages in your favorite Slack channel.

If you would like to backup your Lockbin private key, go to Account > Settings > Backup Private Key. 

Lockbin handles the PGP private key generation behind the scenes.  Your key is encrypted with your Lockbin account password, so use a good one.  When you send a message to someone, they receive an invitation for a free Lockbin account.  In this manner, it is not necessary to exchange passwords.  Just let the recipient know beforehand that you will send them a private Lockbin message, so they are expecting it.

Alternatively, Lockbin still supports its legacy “password” system, which requires that a password be agreed upon by sender and recipient.  In this method, the sender sets a password, and the recipient types that password to view the message.

There is no pre-set restriction on message storage.  For free Lockbin accounts, users can send one file attachment up to 25 MB.