Introduction
The mailbox mechanism in tiCrypt allows importing external files into a user directory. The import mechanism uses the user’s public key and ensures that only the user who sets up the mailbox can access and decrypt the files.
If an attacker impersonates a contributor and attempts to send a malicious file through a mailbox, the mailbox locks automatically. Strong encryption prevents access to the data even if a malicious file enters the system.
Contributors never have access to the files. A tiCrypt user must first download the files, taking full responsibility for them, before sharing them with a contributor. Usually, users with such permissions are admins and project leaders.
The main purpose of tiCrypt mailboxes is to receive files from outside contributors, not to send files outside the system.
Mailboxes appear as normal directories, and files placed inside them can be shared, downloaded, and viewed.
For mailboxes to work, a website must deliver the mailbox single-page application, and the mailbox settings in the system configuration or the global system settings must point to that website.
The mailbox application can be hosted anywhere, independently of the tiCrypt server's location.
From a management perspective, each mailbox may have one or more access points. Each access point may have an expiration date and a custom capacity.
There are two types of access points in mailboxes:
1. URL: It may be accessed through a web browser on the outside contributor's computer.
2. Command: It may be accessed via the command prompt on the outside contributor's computer.