FlowCrypt utilizes email aliasing in the Gmail account, allowing end-users to send or receive emails on multiple email addresses per Google account.
How to set up a different address or email alias?
FlowCrypt is using the email alias configuration through your Gmail account. To do that, you need to:
- Log in to your Gmail account.
- In the top right, click the Gmail settings icon ⮕ click the See all settings button.
- Click the Accounts and Import or Accounts tab.
- Look for the Send mail as section, and click Add another email address.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
How to handle email aliases during FlowCrypt setup
During the setup process, if you’re creating a new key or importing an existing one, you may see an Also submit the same pubkey for […] option that is enabled by default. Leaving this enabled will allow you to use all of your email aliases for encrypted emails. If you don’t wish to use this, you may uncheck it.
Please refer to the Google guide for more details: support.google.com
How to add a missing sending (alias) address?
If you use several sending addresses on your Gmail account but FlowCrypt did not recognize all of them:
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Go to FlowCrypt Settings ⮕ Additional Settings ⮕ Attester ⮕ Refresh list
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The missing email address should show up. Now click Submit next to it so that it shows in green color.
You should now be able to use the alias as a sending address when using secure compose.