{"id":46,"date":"2026-04-25T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T09:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/?post_type=kb_article&#038;p=46"},"modified":"2026-08-19T14:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:00:35","slug":"manage-email-encryption-keys","status":"publish","type":"kb_article","link":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/knowledgebase\/manage-email-encryption-keys\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Manage Email Encryption Keys in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"margin:1.35rem 0 1.75rem;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01-encryption-main-11.png\" alt=\"Email Encryption key management screen in cPanel\" style=\"display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>Create a New Key<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to cPanel.<\/li>\n<li value=\"2\">Go to <strong>Email &gt; Encryption<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"3\">Enter your name.<\/li>\n<li value=\"4\">Enter the email address for the key.<\/li>\n<li value=\"5\">Add a comment or nickname if needed.<\/li>\n<li value=\"6\">Enter a secure key password.<\/li>\n<li value=\"7\">Choose the key size and expiry date if needed.<\/li>\n<li value=\"8\">Click <strong>Generate Key<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Import a Key<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Email &gt; Encryption<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"2\">Find <strong>Import Key<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"3\">Paste the public or private key into the text box.<\/li>\n<li value=\"4\">Click <strong>Import<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>View a Key<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Email &gt; Encryption<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"2\">Find the key in the list.<\/li>\n<li value=\"3\">Click <strong>View<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Delete a Key<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Email &gt; Encryption<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"2\">Find the key in the list.<\/li>\n<li value=\"3\">Click <strong>Delete<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"4\">Confirm the deletion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Notes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep private keys and key passwords secure.<\/li>\n<li>Do not delete a private key unless you are sure you no longer need it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Create a New Key Log in to cPanel. Go to Email &gt; Encryption. Enter your name. Enter the email address for the key. Add&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","kb_category":[14],"class_list":["post-46","kb_article","type-kb_article","status-publish","hentry","kb_category-cpanel-email"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb_article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1235,"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/46\/revisions\/1235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_category?post=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}