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Delivery is performed by SIP over TLS protocol, so as you can see the whole end-to-end path is encrypted and the message is stored after a local encryption on the server.

Enabling Secure Messages

Unless you're under provisioned configuration, it's possible to activate Secure Message feature by local setup. 

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By default Secure Message feature comes disabled and it needs to be explicitly enabled either by Service Operator or by individual customer.

Note

Be aware that Secure Messages can be received even if the feature itself hasn't been enabled. This is because enabling the feature means letting you write Secure Messages.

iPhone

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  • Enter "Settings" view
  • Switch on "Secure Message (experimental)"
  • A warning pop-up message is shown explaining security model and possible threats
  • Press on "Accept" button and you're done
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Send Secure Messages

It's possible to write Secure Messages to other parties both by answering them or by writing for your own initiative. In the first case you would probably use the Contact's History view, in the latter you would use the Contact's details view instead.

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