Establish Email Certificate For Free

The following instructions are from a server using Plesk Obsidian 18.027. Log into the Plesk control panel for your domain. Click SSL/TLS Certificate. Click Advanced Settings. Tick the checkbox for your SSL. Click Secure Mail. The SSL will now be installed for email.

Client Certificates are digital certificates for users and individuals to prove their identity to a server. Client certificates tend to be used within private organizations to authenticate requests to remote servers.

Click Start, point to All Programs, click Microsoft Office, click Microsoft Office Tools, and then click Digital Certificate for VBA Projects. The Create Digital Certificate box appears. In the Your certificate's name box, type a descriptive name for the certificate. 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.

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.

Encrypting with S/MIME Under the File menu, select Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings. In the left pane, select Email Security. Under Encrypted email, choose Settings. Under Certificates and Algorithms, click Choose and select the S/MIME certificate. Choose 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.