Use your digital certificate with Outlook 2010
E-mail and your digital certificate
Once you've received your digital certificate and incorporated it into Internet Explorer, you can use it to electronically sign your e-mail. Follow these instructions to import your digital signature into your e-mail client. These instructions work for both Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013.
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- Open Outlook.
- Select the “File” tab in the upper-left-hand corner.
- From the “File” menu, select “Options”.
- When the “Outlook Options” window opens, select “Trust Center” from the list on the left.
- Click the “Trust Center Settings…” button.
- In the “Trust Center” window, select “E-mail Security” from the list on the left.
- Under “Encrypted e-mail” pane, ensure your user certificate is shown in the “Default Setting:” pulldown menu; if not, click the down arrow in the pulldown menu and select your certificate. Ensure the second and third check boxes are selected.
- In the “Digital IDs (Certificates)” pane, click the “Publish to GAL…” button. This will allow anyone using the Global Address List (GAL) to automatically validate your digital certificate.
- Click “OK” to confirm.
- Click “OK” when the certificate is published.
- Click “OK” to close the “Trust Center” window.
- Click “OK” to close the “Outlook Options” window.
- The digital certificate is now configured for Outlook 2010. To confirm the settings, click the “Home” tab and click “New E-mail”.
- When the new e-mail opens, click the “Options” tab.
- In the “Permission” pane, the “Sign” button should be visible and highlighted. Your digital certificate is properly installed and configured. You may close the blank e-mail. All e-mails you send will be digitally signed by default.
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- Open Outlook.
- Select the “File” tab in the upper-left-hand corner.
- From the “File” menu, select “Options”.
- When the “Outlook Options” window opens, select “Trust Center” from the list on the left.
- Click the “Trust Center Settings…” button.
- In the “Trust Center” window, select “E-mail Security” from the list on the left.
- Under “Encrypted e-mail” pane, ensure your user certificate is shown in the “ Default Setting:” pulldown menu; if not, click the down arrow in the pulldown menu and select your certificate. Ensure the second and third check boxes are selected.
- In the “Digital IDs (Certificates)” pane, click the “Publish to GAL…” button. This will allow anyone using the Global Address List (GAL) to automatically validate your digital certificate.
- Click “OK” to confirm.
- Click “OK” when the certificate is published.
- Click “OK” to close the “Trust Center” window.
- Click “OK” to close the “Outlook Options” window.
- The digital certificate is now configured for Outlook 2010. To confirm the settings, click the “Home” tab and click “New E-mail”.
- When the new e-mail opens, click the “ Options” tab.
- In the “Permission” pane, the “Sign” button should be visible and highlighted.
Your digital certificate is properly installed and configured. You may close the blank e-mail. All e-mails you send will be digitally signed by default.