This only looks like it works if you bought your web hosting from Namecheap. If you pointed your domain on Namecheap to another hosting service, you need todo something entirely different because Namecheap won't allow you to add records to a custom DNS. What you actually need to do in that case is in the great unknown, because nobody's instructions appear to clearly cover that.
Well done sir. Something I don't understand is how these keys are published and available to anyone and yet they can still be used for privacy and encryption. I know the answer has something to do with private key/public key encryption, but I don't get that part yet. I know enough to know the answer to this can get fairly complicated, so if it continues to bug me, I'll look around for a video that digs into it.
At a basic level, what I understand is that you create two keys, and neither is inherently special. If you encrypt something with one key, the other key can decrypt it. The distinction between private and public keys is based on which one you keep secret (private key) and which one you share openly (public key). The idea is to use very large prime numbers to create those keys. If factoring prime numbers were easy, the encryption could be broken. There are many online resources that can explain this better, and I don’t want to misstate anything or get it wrong.
Nice presentation. Do you know if ProtonMail's self destruct feature is enforced by the recipient's provider/client and can it be ignored or bypassed? I imagine it's part of the encrypted payload, so recipient's client software seems like the enforcement point which doesn't leave much confidence.
I can test it but I don't believe it works that way. The recipient gets an email saying there's something waiting for them online. It just says there's an encrypted email with a link. Click the link and it'll take you to a website. From there, you can view the encrypted email.
I'm stuck on DKIM with the CNAME's. I use Host Gator. They keep saying I already have the CNAME records, but Proton Mail is saying there are problems with the DNS configuration. I read all the FAQ articles, I'm not making any of the commonly listed mistakes. It's been 4 days grueling over this. Host Gator hires people from other countries so I can't understand what they're saying and protonmail has not returned my email. If anyone has any suggestions on how to help me out
I'm more than happy to help you. It shouldn't take 4 days. I completely understand how frustrating it feels! Since each web host is different I would have to see your configuration. We can do a Zoom session if you'd like. We'll have it fixed in a jiffy!
Just so I get my bearings, does HostGator use cPanel to make DNS changes? According to their knowledge base it looks like to make a DNS record change you use cPanel.
No, you're paying for a provider to host and send emails. The whole infrastructure for encryption. You do get your own protonmail.com domain account. If you want to add your own custom domain, that's where you have to pay a little extra. Standard across the industry.
@@DerpyNetworking nah I tried it every which way and it was explicitly clear you need domains just to add users, which in my opinion makes proton a complete rip off. Had I known that beforehand would not have purchased the visionary plan.
protonmaiL, protondrive, protonVPN, they're tracking you, reading your e-maiL, reading the digitaL data, sharing your data to 3rd party and governments.
This video has helped a lot of people looking for this specific question.
for those who use other domain registry services, make sure to delete registry's own mail MX records then add proton's MX records for email setup.
Awesome video, thanks! Process is still mostly the same even 2 years later.
This was extremely helpful! Thank you so much for posting 🙏🏾
Awesome tutorial! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for the clear explanation
Great walkthrough, thanks for posting! Very handy resources at the end too. The rowboat is the real winner here :)
Just used this guide and everything is still good! Thank you
Super helpful and you had some great explanations
Glad to see you back!!
So glad that you're back!!!
Fantastic tutorial. Thank you SO much!
Thanks for this man, I followed it through and it worked great.
Worked for me too. I set it up with siteground.
Thank you
HUGELY helpful! Thank you!
Very helpful bud. 👍😀
Helped A LOT!! Thank you!
Thank you for your help
This only looks like it works if you bought your web hosting from Namecheap. If you pointed your domain on Namecheap to another hosting service, you need todo something entirely different because Namecheap won't allow you to add records to a custom DNS. What you actually need to do in that case is in the great unknown, because nobody's instructions appear to clearly cover that.
thank you so much man. This video is so valuable.
Super helpful, thanks very much!
💖 Thank you!
Thank you very much for the info!
Thanks for this!
Thanks for the video
Well done sir. Something I don't understand is how these keys are published and available to anyone and yet they can still be used for privacy and encryption. I know the answer has something to do with private key/public key encryption, but I don't get that part yet. I know enough to know the answer to this can get fairly complicated, so if it continues to bug me, I'll look around for a video that digs into it.
At a basic level, what I understand is that you create two keys, and neither is inherently special. If you encrypt something with one key, the other key can decrypt it. The distinction between private and public keys is based on which one you keep secret (private key) and which one you share openly (public key). The idea is to use very large prime numbers to create those keys. If factoring prime numbers were easy, the encryption could be broken.
There are many online resources that can explain this better, and I don’t want to misstate anything or get it wrong.
Nice presentation. Do you know if ProtonMail's self destruct feature is enforced by the recipient's provider/client and can it be ignored or bypassed? I imagine it's part of the encrypted payload, so recipient's client software seems like the enforcement point which doesn't leave much confidence.
I can test it but I don't believe it works that way. The recipient gets an email saying there's something waiting for them online. It just says there's an encrypted email with a link. Click the link and it'll take you to a website. From there, you can view the encrypted email.
Nothing is actually sent to the recipient. The emails being held in the protonmail cloud.
I'm stuck on DKIM with the CNAME's. I use Host Gator. They keep saying I already have the CNAME records, but Proton Mail is saying there are problems with the DNS configuration. I read all the FAQ articles, I'm not making any of the commonly listed mistakes. It's been 4 days grueling over this. Host Gator hires people from other countries so I can't understand what they're saying and protonmail has not returned my email. If anyone has any suggestions on how to help me out
I'm more than happy to help you. It shouldn't take 4 days. I completely understand how frustrating it feels! Since each web host is different I would have to see your configuration. We can do a Zoom session if you'd like. We'll have it fixed in a jiffy!
You can DM my Twitter. @derpynetwork
Just so I get my bearings, does HostGator use cPanel to make DNS changes? According to their knowledge base it looks like to make a DNS record change you use cPanel.
It depends on who's handling your DNS. I'm assuming it's HostGator.
Don't forget any changes you make may take a few hours to propagate out on the internet, but it shouldn't take 4 days. That's pretty crazy.
Lucky 😂
Does it matter if I have other CNAME records besides the DKIM CNAME records?
Nope, shouldn't hurt anything. You should always verify your setup by using the tools I suggested.
Can you keep your domain after downgrading to the free account?
I don't think you can. I would email support before you do.
Where's the ponies?
They got scared of emails. 😅
How do you access that email you've set up once its ready?
I'm not sure that I follow. Are you saying you lost access to an old protonmail account?
@@DerpyNetworking nvm i realized it just forwards it to the main acc inbox lmao. Thought it would be a separate inbox which would've been nice
This is not Google Domains. If you are going to put it in the title that USE IT. These instruction are not universal.
Google domains is not in the title. And yes these instructions are more or less universal.
Ahhh so im paying protonmail so that I can pay a domain provider to usse the same domain........ WTF?
No, you're paying for a provider to host and send emails. The whole infrastructure for encryption. You do get your own protonmail.com domain account. If you want to add your own custom domain, that's where you have to pay a little extra. Standard across the industry.
What I'm showing is optional. You already have a domain to send and receive emails.
@@DerpyNetworking ??? I did pay for proton plus which said i get my own domain now i have to pay more.
The plus plan allows you to use a custom domain. Domains are relatively cheap. You can buy a.com domain for about 10 bucks a year.
Why the freak do I need a freaking domain??? why cant I just add users
I believe you can create aliases. This is just if you want your own custom domain.
@@DerpyNetworking nah I tried it every which way and it was explicitly clear you need domains just to add users, which in my opinion makes proton a complete rip off. Had I known that beforehand would not have purchased the visionary plan.
@@EmperorDionx what
protonmaiL, protondrive, protonVPN, they're tracking you, reading your e-maiL, reading the digitaL data, sharing your data to 3rd party and governments.
All the software is open source on github. Can you show us where exactly are the vulnerabilities?
Great video, it was very helpful. I'm happy I used Namecheap so I could follow along. Thanks for your help!