Abstract: A method and apparatus to process an outgoing electronic communication is described. The method may comprise, at a messaging client, retrieving members of a message group together with an encryption mechanism for each of the members, encrypting an outgoing electronic communication using the encryption mechanisms and sending the outgoing encrypted message to each of the members of the message group. In an alternate embodiment, the method may comprise, at a message group server, distributing a package to one or more messaging clients, the package containing members of a message group together with at least one encryption mechanism for each of the members of the message group. In an example embodiment, a user sends an email to an email alias through their email client.