Select Certificates with Outlook / Outlook Express

HKUST Card holders using the Personal (Smartcard) e-Cert will need to register your e-Cert before you can use it with Outlook or Outlook Express. Please refer to the web page Certificate Registration for the details. After you have registered the e-Cert, you may go to the web page Signing email with Outlook / Outlook Express.

If you have multiple certificates, you may need to select the require one with your mail tools:

In case you are using the Personal e-Cert and only have it installed with Netscape Communicator, it is necessary for your to export your certificate from Netscape Communicator and then import it to Internet Explorer. Click here for the required steps.

Select Certificates with Outlook

  1. Apply the latest Service Pack for Microsoft Outlook using Windows Update if you have not done this before
  2. Start Microsoft Outlook, select Options... from the Tools menu
  3. Select the Security tab and click on the Settings... button under the Secure e-mail section
  4. Some version of Outlook may display a dialog box "The certificate specified in the security setting cannot be found on the this computer", click OK when prompted
  5. Enter the required "Security Settings Name"
  6. Click the Choose... button for "Signing Certificate:"

  7. Select the required certificate you want to use
  8. Repeat the steps to choose the required "Encryption Certificate" if necessary
  9. Click OK to exit the Change Security Setting window
  10. Click OK to exit the Option window

Select Certificates with Outlook Express

  1. Start Outlook Express, select Accounts... from the Tools menu
  2. Select the Mail tab
  3. Select your personal account and click the Properties button
  4. Select the Security tab
  5. Click the Select... button for "Signing certificate"

  6. Select the required certificate you want to use
  7. Click the Select... button for "Encrypting preferences"
  8. Select the required certificate you want to use
  9. Click OK to close the Properties window
  10. Click Close to close the Internet Account window