Using the Encryption Portal

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Account Registration

If you have not registered for Proofpoint encryption, you will be prompted to complete the registration process the first time you attempt to access an encrypted email. When you click the Click Here link in the encrypted email notification, you will be directed to the Registration page.

Your email address will be prefilled and cannot be changed, enter your First and Last Name and create a password meeting the following requirements:

10-50 Characters long
At least one digit (0-9)
At least one symbol character
Both Uppercase and Lowercase characters
Your username may not appear in the password

Receiving Encrypted Email

You have received a secure, encrypted message from the sender.

Click the Click Here link in the message to launch a browser to authenticate so that you can decrypt and read the message.

Note: If you see red X icons in the browser, your email client is blocking images. These images are typically the logo or images of the sender's organization. You can display the images or ignore them without affecting your ability to read the message.

If you have already registered, or if your account already exits, you will be prompted to sign in and provide your password to decrypt the message. Click Continue.
If you sign in, and the Login screen returns with a field that you can edit for your user name, it means Proofpoint Encryption found a record for you, but the email address is different - perhaps an email alias. Enter a different address to sign in. For example, a record for jsmith@example.com exists, but you entered joe@example.com - your alias for jsmith.

Forgot your password?

Proofpoint Encryption is configured to allow you to reset your password, click the Forgot Password link. An Email from Encryptionnotification@unum.co.uk with the Subject "ProofPoint Encryption Password Reset" is delivered to your inbox.

Click the link inside the email and change your password.

Replying

To Reply to an encrypted message, click the Reply or Reply All button, craft your response and click send. Please note that you do not have the ability to Forward an encrypted email you received with this service.

When you reply to a message, your reply will be sent securely.

Send me a copy

Proofpoint Encryption does not automatically place a copy of a secure message in your Sent folder. Click Send me a copy when you forward or reply to a secure message so that a copy will be sent to your address for your records.

Adding an Attachment to Encrypted Email

If you want to add an attachment to a message, click the Attach a file link. Navigate to the file you want to attach and then click the Add link. The name of the attached file displays in the dialog box. Click Upload when you are done adding attachments.

To delete an attachment from a message, click the X link to the right of the attachment.

Note: The (combined) attachments cannot exceed 15 MB in size.

Troubleshooting

This section describes error messages and what they mean.

You authenticated successfully, but do not have permission to decrypt this message.
You do not have permission to decrypt this message. Or, the administrator has disabled your ability to decrypt the message. Contact the sender of the encrypted email and have them resend the email.
You authenticated successfully, but the decryption key for your message has been deleted.
The decryption key for this message has expired or has been deleted. Contact the sender of the encrypted email and have them resend the email.
There was a critical error processing your request. There may be a problem with the system or your request.
Proofpoint Encryption is temporarily unavailable. If this situation persists, contact the sender of the encrypted email and have them resend the email.
The message you are trying to read is corrupted and cannot be processed. Please contact the sender of the message.
The message is corrupted and cannot be decrypted. Contact the sender of the encrypted email and have them resend the email.
The page you requested was not found. If you clicked a link to get here, click the Back button in your browser to return to the previous page.
The page you are trying to view in the browser is not available or does not exist. Click the Back button in your browser.
The username you requested has already been registered.
You have already authenticated with Proofpoint Encryption.
There was an error retrieving the key for your message. If this error persists, please contact the sender of the encrypted email.
The key server is temporarily unavailable. Try again later, and if you still cannot decrypt the message, contact the sender of the encrypted email.

Other Issues

Error with Large HTML Secure Messages.

If your HTML message contains more than 500 KB of content, you may encounter a "Large Message Warning" error message. This limitation applies to Firefox 3.X or Internet Explorer browsers when you reply to the message or forward it. This limitation does not apply to plain text.

Intermittent Problem with Replying to a Secure Messages

If Proofpoint Encryption hangs when you try to compose a message and click the Reply or Reply All buttons, click Cancel and try again. If the original text of the secure message does not display in the browser, refresh the browser or close the browser and open it again. The behavior is infrequent, intermittent, and typically works the second time around.