Security News > 2022 > December > Google Takes Gmail Security to the Next Level with Client-Side Encryption
Google on Friday announced that its client-side encryption for Gmail is in beta to its Workspace and education customers to secure emails sent using the web version of the platform.
"Using client-side encryption in Gmail ensures sensitive data in the email body and attachments are indecipherable to Google servers," the company said in a post.
Google's new feature requires administrators to set up an encryption key service through one of the company's partner services which are offered by Flowcrypt, Fortanix, Futurex, Stormshield, Thales, or Virtru, or alternatively, build their own service using its client-side encryption API. This means the data is protected from unauthorized access, even from the server or the service provider.
Gmail is not the only Google product with client-side encryption turned on.
The tech giant enabled the same functionality for Google Drive last year and Google Meet earlier this August.
It's worth noting that Google Drive apps for desktop as well as Android and iOS support client-side encryption.