<h2>Gmail</h2>

<p>You can use your Gmail account with <i>Thunderbird</i> in Tails.</p>

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<li>
<p>Make sure that you have 2-Step Verification turned on in your Gmail account.</p>
<p>See <a href="https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185839">Google Account Help: 2-Step Verification</a>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Configure the new account as IMAP when <i>Thunderbird</i> asks you to
choose between POP and IMAP.</p>
</li>
</ol>

For example, <span class="application">Thunderbird</span> in Tails:

Removes information about the language of your session or spellchecker from the headers of the emails that you send.

Removes information that could identify you as a Tails user from the headers of your emails.

Only allows secure protocols and disables insecure protocols, like SSLv3.

Disables tracking technologies, like cookies and JavaScript, when viewing emails or feeds in HTML.

<h2 id="primary-password">Setting up a Primary Password (recommended)</h2>

In *Thunderbird*, OpenPGP private keys are not protected by a passphrase. That's why we recommend that you set up a Primary Password.

In the **Change MasterPrimary Password** dialog, enter your MasterPrimary Password and click **OkK**.

In the **Primary Password** dialog, enter your Primary Password and click **OK**.

<h2 id="import-private">Importing an existing private key</h2>

*Thunderbird* uses a different keyring than *GnuPG*.

<h2 id="generate-private">Generating a new OpenPGP private key</h2>

In the left pane, identify the account for which you want to create a new OpenPGP private key and choose **End-to-End Encryption**.

In the **Add a Personal OpenPGP Key** dialog, choose **Import an existing OpenPGP Key** and click **ContinueCreate a new OpenPGP Key**.

In the **Add a Personal OpenPGP Key** dialog, choose **Create a new OpenPGP Key**.

Review the settings in the next dialog, click the **Generate key** button, and then click **Confirm**.

<h2 id="encrypting">Encrypting an email</h2>

To prevent you from sending unencrypted emails by mistake, *Thunderbird* in Tails is configured with the option **Enable encryption for new messages** turned on by default in the account settings.

When composing an email: