TLDR Web Dev · MISCELLANEOUS

WHY CAN'T MY MOM EMAIL ME?

matduggan.com5 min read

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

This author was receiving encrypted emails with blank bodies from his mother. The issue was Proton's use of the Web Key Directory (WKD), which automatically encrypts emails if a public key is found for the recipient's address, even if the user didn't explicitly enroll in the service. The author’s email address was enrolled, so he received blank emails.