STARTTLS upgrades a plaintext connection to TLS. Learn how it works for email and what it protects.
STARTTLS is an SMTP command that upgrades an existing plaintext connection to a TLS-encrypted connection, protecting data in transit.
It helps prevent passive interception between servers, though it doesn’t guarantee end-to-end encryption. Most reputable providers support STARTTLS by default.
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