To obtain a digital ID and add it to your mail account

To send digitally signed messages, you must obtain a digital ID and then add it to your mail account. Outlook Express adds your digital ID to your mail account automatically when you send your first digitally signed message.

1. Obtain a digital ID from a certification authority.

   Go to Microsoft Internet Explorer Digital ID Web site for links that will take you to a certification authority to obtain a digital ID.

2. In a new message window, on the Tools menu, click Digitally Sign.
3. Compose and send your message.

When you send the message, Outlook Express searches your computer for a valid digital ID with the same e-mail address and then adds the ID to your mail account. If more than one valid digital ID is found, you must choose which ID to add to your mail account.

Tips

• To use a digital ID, the e-mail address of your digital ID must match the e-mail address of your mail account. If you have multiple mail accounts, you will need a separate digital ID for each account you want to send secure mail from.
• When sending secure mail, the e-mail address you use for replies must be the same as the account you're sending the digitally signed mail from. Otherwise, message recipients won't be able to use your ID to reply with encrypted mail. (That is, the e-mail address to which they reply won't match the address on the digital ID.)

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