Gmail has a feature that lets you send confidential emails in a few easy steps. When you send confidential emails via Gmail, the receiver is prompted to enter the SMS passcode to access the email content.

If you want to send encrypted or confidential emails in Gmail, you are reading the right guide. This article provides a step-by-step guide. Let’s check it out.

Send Encrypted Emails (Confidential Mode)

If you use Gmail’s web version, you should follow these steps to send encrypted emails. Here’s what you need to do.

1. Open Gmail and compose an email. Then, click on the Confidential mode button, as shown below.

2. On the Confidential mode pop-up, select SMS Passcode and click the Save button.

3. Once done, click on the Send button. Now, you will be asked to enter the recipient’s phone number. Enter the recipient’s phone number and click on the Send button.

4. This will send the encrypted email to the receiver. The receiver would need to click on the Send Passcode button. As they click the Send Passcode button, they will receive a passcode on their phone number.

Send Password Protected Emails on Gmail mobile

The Gmail mobile app for Android or iPhone allows you to send password-protected emails. Here’s how to send password-protected emails in Gmail mobile.

1. Open the Gmail app and compose an email you want to password-protect and send.

2. On the top-right corner, tap on the three dots.

3. From the list of options that appears, select Confidential mode.

4. Select the SMS passcode on the Require passcode drop-down and tap the Save button.

5. On the missing information prompt, tap Add missing information.

6. Now, enter the phone number where you want to receive the passcode and tap the Done button.

Password Protect Gmail Attachments

Another best way to send Password protected emails in Gmail is by sending password-protected attachments.

You will have to create an encrypted ZIP or RAR file containing your files and then send it to the Gmail address. You can use any file compression utility to create a password-protected ZIP/RAR file.

Although this is the least preferred method, many users still use archive tools to send password-protected file attachments to Gmail.