Email Encryption Q

[dvsman]

Hey fellas,

So I got my hands on my old office Xerox printer / copier thing (for free!) and have been playing around with it and have a q? I hope one of you guys can answer.

The feature I normally use is scanning paper docs to email (vs faxing) and one of the options in the menu - which I've never used before - is for the outgoing email to be encrypted using AES256 or 3DES.

I'm curious what exactly that does and how does it work? Do I need to have another similar machine on the receiving end with similar capabilities? Or would the recipients email client (say on a PC) be able to figure it out?

Normally, crypto requires a key to decode on the receiving end right?

Thanks!

 

[Cmustang87]

Would need to know the model of the device in question to determine how it's implemented. It could be as simple as scanning it to a PDF and password protecting it then you would need that password to open the attachment. It really varies.

 

[dvsman]

It's a Xerox Workcentre 7855 - a few years old.

 

[ZeqOBpf6]

http://www.office.xerox.com/latest/W78SS-01U.PDF

 

[Vengance_01]

Maybe SSL outbound mail vs port 25? Your correct in that the printer would have to run a service available to manage the keys to decrypt the scans.

 

[Mega6]

Yeah it's SSL/TLS.