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Configure Outlook to use your Email Security Plus Personal ID Certificate

Use these instructions to configure Outlook to use your Email Security Plus Personal ID Certificate. After importing your Personal ID certificate, you can then configure Microsoft Outlook to sign and encrypt emails.

  1. In Outlook, select File.

  2. On the File page, in the sidebar menu, select Options.

  3. In the Outlook Options window, in the sidebar menu, select Trust Center.

  4. On the Trust Center page, in the Microsoft Outlook Trust Center section, select Trust Center Settings.

  5. In the Trust Center window, in the sidebar menu, select E-mail Security.

  6. On the E-mail Security page, in the Encrypted e-mail section, select Settings.

  7. In the Change Security Settings window, for Signing Certificate, select Choose.

  8. In the Windows Security window, select your Client certificate (Personal ID) and select OK.

  9. Next, in the Change Security Settings window, for Encryption Certificate, select Choose.

  10. In the Windows Security window, select your client certificate (Personal ID). Select OK.

  11. In the Change Security Settings window, select OK.

You successfully configured Outlook to use your Personal ID Certificate for signing and encrypting your emails.

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