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The State University of New York at Fredonia utilizes Virtru to protect its Gmail (fredonia.edu) service. Virtru protected fredonia.edu accounts provide employees the ability to send anyone end to end encrypted messages and control access throughout the life-cycle of the email. Employees can set expiration time for how long emails can be accessed, revoke access at anytime, limit forwarding, and control who can download attachments. Employees that have an authorized business need to email Category III - Restricted data to recipients can utilize the Fredonia licensed Virtru subscription to do so.

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NOTE: Virtru does not encrypt inbound emails containing sensitive data from senders. Employees need to continually advise email senders that they should never send sensitive data over unencrypted email to fredonia.edu email accounts.

Getting Started

  1. Submit a Tracker ticket to request a license

  2. Review the Virtru Email Protection Requirements

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  1. Chrome browser
    NOTE: Virtru can be enabled on Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook desktop application. Microsoft Outlook 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019 are supported by Virtru.

  2. Virtru Email Protection Chrome extension

  3. Fredonia.edu email account w/ a Virtru license to send encrypted messages (NOTE: The recipient of a Virtru encrypted message does not need a Virtru license or the extension installed to view the message.)

For mobile devices download the Virtru app for iOS and Android smartphones.

Installing on Chrome

Step1. If you are signed into Chrome with your Fredonia user account, please sign out of your Fredonia Google Account by clicking on the picture/icon in the top left corner of the browser and selecting “Sign out”

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Step 2. Go to the installation downloads page. Under the first option of Gmail and G Suite, click on “Install.”

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Opening a Virtru encrypted email

Recipients with the Virtru Email Protection Chrome extension who open the message in their Gmail inbox will have the message decrypted automatically by Virtru.

Recipients without the Virtru extension receive a link to open the email in the Virtru Secure Reader, where they can read it, download attachments, and even reply with their own message and encrypted attachments — no installations, configurations, or sign-ins required.

Step 1. In your email application, open the message encrypted by Virtru.

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At this point, your encrypted message will open in the Virtru Secure Reader where you can read, download attachments, and reply with your own message and encrypted attachments.