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Choose Options >Trust Center > Trust Center Settings. On the Email Security tab, under Encrypted email, select the Encrypt contents and attachments for outgoing messages check box. To change additional settings, such as choosing a specific certificate to use, click Settings.

Settings > Mail > S/MIME to configure S/MIME.Select Encrypt contents and attachment for all messages I send to automatically encrypt all outgoing messages.Select Add a digital signature to all messages I send to digitally sign all outgoing messages.Select Automatically choose the best certificate for digital signing.

Create Self-Signed S/MIME CertificatesA (Very) Brief Primer on Public Key Encryption.Is There an Easier Way?Step 1 Install OpenSSL.Step 2 Create an OpenSSL Configuration File.Step 3 Generate an RSA Private Key for the Certificate Authority.Step 4 Create Self-Signed Certificate for the Certificate Authority.More items...

The process of getting an email certificate is very simple. You simply apply for one from an SSL Certificate Authority and then prove that you own your email address. You'll typically respond to an email that the certificate provider sends to your address.

To create a digital certificate for your own use, you run the Create Digital Certificate utility (Selfcert.exe) and enter information about yourself that will be stored in the certificate.

Open Outlook.Go to your "Trust Center"Select Email Security.Click Import/Export.Choose your E-mail signing certificate.Click Open.Type the certificate password and the Digital ID Name.Click OK.

On the Tools menu, click Trust Center, and then click E-mail Security. Under Digital IDs (Certificates), click Get a Digital ID. Click Get an S/MIME certificate from an external Certification Authority, and then click OK.