![]() ![]() ![]() Selecting the “Add digital signature to outgoing messages” will force Outlook to send ALL messages with the digital signature, leaving this box unchecked will give you the option to add signature message by message. Clicking OK will select it and install.Ħ. On the Signing Certificate section click on Choose then select your cert (there probably is only one, there are two in my example, if you have multiples look at properties to ensure you have the right one:ĥ. ![]() Once there click on Settings beside the Default Setting:Ĥ. In Outlook go to Options –> Trust Center –> Trust Center Settings - > Email Security.ģ. ( NOTE: Your Outlook may allow you to order a Digital ID directly from the Trust Center in Outlook Options.)Ģ. This will install the cert in the local cert store and in the proper classification. Obtain the cert and install as per instructions on your PC. Symantec (via verisign) offers 25 day free certs so that’s what I used for this procedure.ġ. You can add a digital ID to your Outlook by obtaining an appropriate digital ID cert from a third party supplier. There is no doubt at all as to who the sender is, it is me – signed, sealed and delivered! When an email is tagged with a Digital ID the receiving party will see something similar to this:Ĭlicking on the icon brings up the following:Īnd clicking on the Details displays this: And, just as the SSL cert is verified and authenticated by a “trusted third party”, the certs used for Digital ID’s are also verified and authenticated by a trusted third party. Just as the SSL cert on a website establishes the fact that the website is, in fact, what it claims to be, the digital ID on your email establishes the fact that the email definitely originated with you. A Digital ID (digital signature) is much like an SSL certificate used on secured websites (think HTTPS) as it allows your Outlook to “stamp” your email with a digital ID that establishes the authenticity of the email. ![]()
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