Enable S/MIME
Configure S/MIME settings for inbound and outbound email.
Enable S/MIME for Inbound and Outbound emails
You can configure email properties from the Email Properties page through the System Mailboxes or System Properties module.
Email properties are available from either of these modules:
- System Mailboxes > Email Properties
- System Properties > Email Properties
Outbound S/MIME configuration
For encryption, you must upload the email certificate for the recipients in PEM format and the CA certificates for the issuing authority. For more information, see Upload an email certificate and Upload a CA certificate.
For signing, you must upload the email account key pair in P12 format. For more information, see Import an S/MIME key pair.
| Configuration | Related property |
|---|---|
| Digitally sign your outbound emails. | email.outbound.smime.signing.enabled |
| Send a public certificate in the outbound email. | email.outbound.smime.signing.send\_public\_cert |
| Encrypt message contents and attachments. | email.outbound.smime.encryption.enabled |
| Encryption algorithm. Select AES-CBC or AES-GCM.Note: Before selecting AES-GCM, check whether GCM is supported by the client for S/MIME. | email.outbound.smime.encryption.algo |
Inbound S/MIME configuration
For decryption, you must upload the email certificate for the recipients in PEM format and the CA certificates for the issuing authority. For more information, see Upload an email certificate and Upload a CA certificate.
For signature verification, you must upload the email account key pair in P12 format. For more information, see Import an S/MIME key pair.
| Configuration | Related property |
|---|---|
| Verify the signature for inbound emails. | email.inbound.smime.verify_sign |
| Decrypt inbound emails. | email.inbound.smime.decrypt |
Enable S/MIME for email notification form
To digitally sign or encrypt your emails, go to All > Email > Notifications, select New and select the Digitally sign your emails check box for digitally signing emails and Encrypt emails check box for email encryptions.
Enable S/MIME for email notification form
For more information, see Create an email notification.
Enable S/MIME for email client
In the compose email form, select the Digitally sign your emails check box for digitally signing emails and Encrypt emails check box for email encryptions.
Enable S/MIME for email client
Parent Topic:Setting up S/MIME for email
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