# When will there be an easy solution of sending secure email from the photon?

**URL:** <https://community.particle.io/t/when-will-there-be-an-easy-solution-of-sending-secure-email-from-the-photon/14992>\
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**Created:** [September 1, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/when-will-there-be-an-easy-solution-of-sending-secure-email-from-the-photon/14992 "2015-09-01T21:34:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![protonandy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@protonandy](https://community.particle.io/u/protonandy)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/when-will-there-be-an-easy-solution-of-sending-secure-email-from-the-photon/14992/1 "2015-09-01T21:34:49Z")

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When will there be an easy solution of sending “secure” email from the photon?  
So far, there are no examples?

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**Author:** ![bko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/bko/32/20704_2.png) [@bko](https://community.particle.io/u/bko)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/when-will-there-be-an-easy-solution-of-sending-secure-email-from-the-photon/14992/2 "2015-09-01T22:09:32Z")

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Hi @protonandy

By “secure” I think you mean using TLS/SSL encrypted connections, right?

It is certainly on the list for Particle to work on TLS/SSL HTTPS connections, but I not have heard a lot of folks calling for the same for email, but I think it is a good idea.

I know my ISP/Cable Co. recently closed the hole for non-TLS email from _inside_ their network that previously existed for things like scanning printers that can send scans as emails, so those devices require TLS now.

There is a reasonable work-around today with IFTTT which can send email to/from your authorized accounts, particularly if you enable the gmail channel.

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**Author:** ![protonandy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@protonandy](https://community.particle.io/u/protonandy)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/when-will-there-be-an-easy-solution-of-sending-secure-email-from-the-photon/14992/3 "2015-09-02T13:36:55Z")

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So, the answer is no. The Broadcom Photon chip is TSL/SSL capable but the Particle I/O engineering has not  
made this possible.

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**Author:** ![bko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/bko/32/20704_2.png) [@bko](https://community.particle.io/u/bko)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/when-will-there-be-an-easy-solution-of-sending-secure-email-from-the-photon/14992/4 "2015-09-02T13:40:49Z")

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Well the answer is “no” if you want to do SMTP directly from your Photon _today_ but could be yes in the future.

The answer is “yes” if you want to use IFTTT as a proxy to send email for you. Then the entire trip is protected by encryption. I have done this and it works fine.

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**Author:** ![protonandy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@protonandy](https://community.particle.io/u/protonandy)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/when-will-there-be-an-easy-solution-of-sending-secure-email-from-the-photon/14992/5 "2015-09-02T13:44:41Z")

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Having a third party like IFTT is not an easy solution. 😜