Germany: DSK position paper on email encryption

The DSK is the coordination body of the German Data Protection Authorities.
(published 13-March-2020, in German)

  • normal risk -> mandatory transport encryption (with specific requirements)
  • high risk -> qualified transport encryption and end-to-end (S/MIME, OpenPGP) – with specific requirements

https://www.datenschutzkonferenz-online.de/media/oh/20200526_orientierungshilfe_e_mail_verschluesselung.pdf