# Decrypt a PGP-encrypted mail

To read a PGP-encrypted mail, open it and click **Decrypt Mail** beside the date. Enter the passphrase of your private key and confirm. The mail body then appears. You need a PGP key pair set up in Settings, and the sender must have encrypted the mail with your public key.

## How to decrypt a PGP-encrypted mail

1. Open the encrypted mail. Its body is locked.
2. Click **Decrypt Mail** beside the date.
3. Enter your private key passphrase and confirm. The mail opens.

## When to use it

> Meera, legal counsel at example.in, receives a PGP-encrypted settlement draft from outside lawyers. She clicks **Decrypt Mail**, enters her passphrase and reads the draft.

## Good to know

- **Full Comfort View** is not available for encrypted mails.

## Common questions

**I forgot my passphrase. Can I still read the mail?**

No. Without the passphrase the mail cannot be decrypted.

**Can I forward a decrypted mail?**

No. Encrypted mails cannot be forwarded.


Source: https://docs.xgenplus.com/mail/decrypt-an-encrypted-mail/