Using your digital signature in Microsoft Outlook

Before you begin

• If you have smart card reader and smart card from Infonotary, but you didn't install the drivers for them do the following Installation of smart card reader and smart card drivers in Windows

• If you didn't install Infonotary Certificate Chain do the following Инсталация на удостоверителната верига на Инфонотари в Windows.

Set your user profile in Microsoft Outlook

In order that you sign your e-mails you must associate your user profile (account) with your digital signature, on the smart card. This can be done this way:

Start Microsoft Outlook. From the menu Tools choose Options. Then tab Security and the button Settings

In the field Security Settings Name type your e-mail

Press Choose and choose your certificate with which you want to sign. Confirm with OK.

If the option Add digital signature to outgoing messages is checked, every message will be signed with your digital signature.

If can use the same certificate decrypt message send to you. Take in mind that not every certificate can encrypt and decrypt messages. This options depend on the type of your certificate.

When you create new message, if the option Add digital signature to outgoing messages is not checked, everytime you want to sign a message you will have to add it.

In New Message mode (from the button New). Choose the menu View and choose Options. Click Security Settings.

Press Add digital signature to this message and confirm ОК.

Everytime when you send signed e-mails you must insert your smart card. When you send you will be prompted for PIN.

NOte: The configuration for Microsoft Outlook Express are analogical with difference, that you have to choose your certificate from Tools -> Accounts, раздел Mail -> Properties -> Security.