电子邮件系统的安全隐患及解决方法

Potential security risk of the E-mail system and its prevention solutions

电子邮件在获得广泛应用的同时,在安全性方面受到的威胁也越来越大。分析了邮件传输过程中常见的一些安全隐患,并结合大学校园网的实际环境提出了综合解决方法———采用PGP加密技术和邮件网关实现邮件系统的安全防护。经实践表明该方法使邮件在传输过程中安全系数得到很大提高。

The E-mail system, while gaining much popularity in the past few years, is now facing increasing threat as far as security is concerned. Reviewing the real network environment of campus, this paper discusses a prevention solution of PGP encryption with mail gateway after analyzing some common potential security risks which may threaten the transmission course of mails. Empirical study shows that this solution works well in promoting the security coefficient in the course of mail transmitting.