Patent ID: 8281409

Claim:
A system for securely providing email, the system comprising: a workstation computer comprising: a memory for storing computer executable instructions; and a processor for accessing the memory and for executing computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions comprising: an email client configured to process email messages, at least one email message having an executable decryption attachment that includes encrypted embedded content that can only be decrypted with a unique cryptography key, wherein the executable decryption attachment, when executed is configured to: establish a secure connection with an encryption server, receive the unique cryptography key from the encryption server and decrypt the embedded content; collaborate with the encryption server to authenticate a recipient of the email message; provide an interface to the recipient that allows the recipient to select data for encryption, wherein the executable decryption attachment encrypts the selected data with the unique cryptography key to provide encrypted selected data; and encode the encrypted selected data into the executable decryption attachment.