Why was Enigmail replaced and will it come back?
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The Enigmail add-on is no longer available for Thunderbird 78 except to assist its former users with migrating to the built-in OpenPGP support or getting guidance how to restore their Enigmail “Junior Mode” user experience.
Previous versions of Thunderbird (version 68 and before) had built-in S/MIME support, and it was possible to add OpenPGP support using the Enigmail add-on and GnuPG software. OpenPGP has been enabled by default since version 78.2.1.
Thunderbird 78 has built-in support for two encryption standards, OpenPGP and S/MIME. Please refer to the article Introduction to End-to-end encryption in Thunderbird where we explain some of the basics. What is end-to-end encryption about, and how does it work?Įnd-to-end encryption (e2ee) makes communications safer against being spied on by third parties.
42 I received an encrypted email with a hidden recipient (key ID 0x00000000) and Thunderbird cannot decrypt it. 41 Thunderbird was automatically upgraded to version 78, but I prefer to stay with Thunderbird 68 and Enigmail. 40 I am seeing a problem and I want to try and analyze it myself. 39 How can I check if the problem I have has already been reported?. 38 Where can I ask questions about, or report problems with the OpenPGP feature?. 37 I am using Enigmail 2.2.x to perform a migration, but the import appears stuck. 36 I previously used Enigmail's Junior Mode (green, red, yellow symbols), what are my options?. 33 I need to use both GnuPG and Thunderbird in parallel, can I synchronize my keys?. 32 How can I export my secret or public key?. 31 Where does Thunderbird store OpenPGP keys?. 30 How does Thunderbird store which keys are accepted?. 29 Does Thunderbird support the Web Of Trust?. 28 Can I disable the encryption of the email subject?. 27 Does Thunderbird support per recipient rules or filter rules to automatically decrypt emails?. 26 I used an advanced configuration with GnuPG to use a group of recipients and define the keys to be used. It is too big to include it with every signed message. 25 My public key is very big, because I have many signatures on it. 24 Why does Thunderbird automatically send my public key whenever I digitally sign an email?. 23 Why does Thunderbird automatically enable the digital signature when I enable encryption?. 22 I had configured the Enigmail add-on to trust all usable keys. 21 Does Thunderbird support opportunistic or automatic encryption?. 20 How do I get the public keys of my correspondents?. 19 Why is encryption automatically enabled when I reply to an encrypted message?. 18 Why do I have to mark my own secret key as accepted as a personal key?. 16 What is needed to send an encrypted message?. 15 How do I send an encrypted or digitally signed email?. 14 Can I use an OpenPGP smartcard or a hardware token with Thunderbird 78?. 13 If my secret key isn't supported by Thunderbird, what can I do?. 12 What types of OpenPGP keys are supported?. 11 Enigmail reports that migration of my private key has failed. 
How can I migrate my keys to Thunderbird 78?
10 I previously used OpenPGP with GnuPG, but with a different email software. 9 I tried to import a file with public keys, and I get an error message that the file is too big. 7 The Enigmail migration has completed successfully, but I'm still unable to use OpenPGP. 6 I have previously used Enigmail, how do I migrate and configure?. 5 I have never used OpenPGP with Thunderbird before: How do I setup OpenPGP?. 4 Does OpenPGP in Thunderbird 78 look and work exactly like Enigmail?. 3 Why was Enigmail replaced and will it come back?. 1 What is end-to-end encryption about, and how does it work?.
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