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What is XQ Secure Email and How Can I Set it Up?

XQ Secure Email allows you to encrypt and track messages and files from your Outlook & Gmail workflows. This article provides resources for setting up Secure Email and links to relevant articles.

How to Set Up Secure Email

XQ Secure Email allows you to securely communicate sensitive data with colleagues and third parties, such as Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Protected Health Information (PHI), sensitive financial information, passwords, etc.

Your data is encrypted before leaving your device and moving to the cloud, which makes it easy for employers to meet data privacy and compliance obligations.

There are three main channels for using XQ Secure Email:

  • XQ Dashboard
  • Google Chrome Extension
  • Outlook Add-in

XQ Dashboard

The XQ Dashboard allows a user to encrypt/decrypt messages and files from our online web portal. It requires no installation. This is the simplest method to use for any parties who do not have existing XQ login credentials.

Encryption and Decryption steps can be found in the links below:


Gmail Chrome Extension

The chrome extension allows you to encrypt/decrypt messages and files directly from your gmail account. This can be installed directly from the chrome store:


Outlook Extension

Outlook Add-in

If you are a Microsoft shop, we also offer an Outlook add-in that lets you encrypt/decrypt messages directly from your Outlook account. This can be installed from the Add-in Store:


How to Reach Out For Help

If you have any questions or issues that cannot be solved through our Knowledge Base, please contact support@xqmsg.com.

Updated on February 26, 2024
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