Signing email with Outlook / Outlook Express:

In order to sign e-mail message, you must have your personal digital certificate selected with Outlook. Your digital signature enables recipients to verify that you actually sent the message.

The signed icon indicates that a message has been signed. When you sign a message, this icon is displayed in the lower right corner of the address pane of Outlook Express. When you receive a signed message, the signed icon is displayed when you view the message in  Outlook Express/ Outlook.

You can sign individual messages or configure your e-mail security options to automatically sign all of the e-mail messages you send.

  • Outlook
  • Outlook Express

    • Signing Individual Messages with Outlook

    To sign an outgoing message:
    1. Compose your message as usual.
    2. Click on the Options... button in the message window.
    3. Click Security Settings... button (for Outlook 2002)
    4. Enable the Add digital signature to outgoing message checkbox.
    5. Close the Message Options window.
    6. Click on the Send button to send your message.

    Automatically Signing All Outgoing Messages with Outlook

    To configure your e-mail preferences to sign all messages:
    1. In Microsoft Outlook, select Options from the Tools menu.
    2. Click on the Security tab.
    3. Enable the Add digital signature to outgoing messages checkbox.

    Signing Individual Messages with Outlook Express

    To sign an outgoing message:
    1. Compose your message as usual.
    2. When you finished, click on the Digitally Sign Message button. The signed icon  is displayed in the right corner of the address pane indicating that the message is encrypted.

    3. Click on the Send button to send your message.

    Automatically Signing All Outgoing Messages with Outlook Express

    To configure your e-mail preferences to sign all messages:
    1. In Outlook Express, select Options from the Tools menu.
    2. Click on the Security tab.
    3. Enable the Digitally sign all outgoing messages checkbox.