Great news for anyone who values secure email communication: mailbox.org has been awarded gold status in the 2025 Email Security Year by Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)!
What does this mean for you?
This gold status officially confirms our position as an industry leader in Germany. We haven't just committed to implementing the latest email security standards – we've been successfully using them for years.
Maximum security through DNSSEC and more
To achieve gold status, we've met BSI's strictest requirements, particularly through full implementation of DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions). This technology protects you from DNS attacks and ensures your emails genuinely come from the stated servers.
We also use all other security protocols recommended by BSI:
- DMARC and DKIM for authentication
- DANE for additional encryption
- SPF to prevent email spoofing
- TLS for secure transmission
- MTA-STS for secure server connections
Your protection from cybercriminals
What does this mean in practice? Fraudsters find it much harder to send fake emails in your name or trick you with phishing attacks. All your emails are transmitted with encryption, so nobody can read or tamper with them during transit. Your digital identity receives the best possible protection with us.
A shared effort for better security
Email Security Year 2025 is a joint initiative by BSI, eco and bitkom with a clear goal: to make email communication in Germany measurably more secure. We're delighted to be part of this important initiative and to lead by example.
As Peer Heinlein, founder and CEO of Heinlein Group, puts it: "We've been implementing these security standards at mailbox.org as a matter of course for many years. Our customers can rely on us to protect their digital identity reliably."
Transparency through the new email checker
You can now easily check your email provider's security standards: BSI has developed a new email checker that transparently shows which security measures your provider implements.
Why we do this
At mailbox.org, your digital sovereignty and data protection have been central to everything we do since our founding in 2014. This award confirms what we've long believed: security isn't optional – it's a fundamental right. And you can continue to rely on that.
