How to add EDS in Outlook

How to add EDS in Outlook


Electronic digital signature of e-mail messageshas a fundamentally different purpose in comparison with the signature, for example, in Word. In this case, the EDS certificate only confirms that the message sent by you reached the addressee in an unchanged form, was not intercepted or distorted. In addition, in Outlook, it is not added to each message individually, but is set in the program settings as a default for all messages originating from the mailbox for which the certificate was received.



How to add EDS in Outlook


You will need



  • - digital certificate for e-mail;
  • - access to the Internet;
  • - CryptoPro CSP package.


Instructions


1


First of all, make sure that you havethe certificate of electronic signature has an appointment "for e-mail." To do this, go to "All Programs" -> "CRYPTO-PRO" -> "Certificates". Open the "Personal" -> "Registry" -> "Certificates" repository, select the certificate that will be signed by e-mail, right-click on it and select "Properties". In the "Certificate Assignment" field, select the "Secure e-mail" check box, if it does not exist, and click OK.


2


Open Outlook, go to "Tools" ->"Security Management Center ..." and open the "E-mail Security" menu. Check the box next to "Add digital signature to outgoing messages". In the "Default" field, select the required signature certificate if it is displayed in the drop-down menu. If it does not, click "Options", the "Change Security Settings" panel will appear. In the "Certificates and Algorithms" group opposite the "Signature certificate:" field, click "Select ..." even if the window is inactive. The program will review the certificates available in the certificate store and, in the "Windows Security" window, prompt you to select the required certificate.


3


Click OK and the program will fill in the empty fieldsautomatically according to the selected certificate. Select the check boxes in the "Default security settings for this format" and "Send certificates with message" fields. Select the S / MIME cryptography format, click OK. Now all outgoing messages from your e-mail will be certified with this certificate.


4


If the certificates installed in the repositorysecurity is not found, you can get it for free by clicking on the "Get a certificate" button in the Security Management Center. In the Internet browser, the Office Online tab "Digital ID" opens. You can obtain a certificate for free by clicking on the link "Visit the Comodo website". In the opened tab, click the Free Email Certificate button, fill in all the suggested fields and wait for notification to your mailbox. In the email, you will be asked to generate a certificate for your email address.


5


After the certificate is generated andinstalled in the repository, repeat steps 2 and 3 in Outlook. Now each outgoing message will be certified by the established security certificate, about which the addressees will receive an appropriate notification in the form of a link icon.


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