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

You obtain a digital ID from a third-party company called a certifying authority (see the Microsoft Internet Explorer Digital ID Web site).

1. In Outlook Express, click the Tools menu, and then click Accounts.

2. Select the mail account you want to send secure mail from, and then click Properties.

3. On the Security tab, select the check box Use a digital ID when sending secure messages from, and then click the Digital ID button.

4. Select the ID you want to use with this account.

Tips

• When sending secure mail, your e-mail address for replies must be the same as the account from which you're sending the digitally signed mail. Otherwise, message recipients won't be able to use the ID to reply with encrypted mail. (The e-mail address to which they reply won't match the address on the digital ID.)
• For Help on an item, click at the top of the dialog box, and then click the item.

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