Email aliases , pgp and e2ee
Privacy Guides Community [Unofficial]
April 28, 2026
That sounds like a misunderstanding.
A PGP/GPG-Key is bound to an email address. Part of it’s purpose is to prove an email is actually written by the owner of that address.
If you have an PGP/GPG-Key for myrealidentity@emailprovider.com then you should use it only for email communication for this address.
If you are using an alias like myalias@emailprovider.com then you have to create a PGP/GPG-Key for that alias and use it for all communication using that alias.
Using myrealidentity@emailprovider.com PGP/GPG-Key for myalias@emailprovider.com would do two bad things:
* It would reveal that myrealidentity is most likely behind myalias.
* It would not ensure that myalias is actually myalias.
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