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## What is encryption

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Encryption is when you change data with a special encoding process so that the data becomes unrecognizable; it's encrypted.  You can then apply a special decoding process and you will get the original data back. By keeping the decoding process a secret, nobody else can recover the original data from the encrypted data.

[Video - How asymmetric encryption works](https://invidious.snopyta.org/E5FEqGYLL0o)

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![mailvelope](en/mailvelope.svg?resize=150)
Mailvelope is a browser add-on for Chrome, Edge and Firefox that securely encrypts your emails with PGP using Disroot webmail. Check this [guide](https://mailvelope.com/en/help) for more details.