Encrypted Email

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Encrypted Email

• A Brief Tutorial
• by Richard Rand

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Use the pull-down menu and click on Secure my
personal e-mail.
First, go to www.verisign.com to obtain your
Digital ID. Without a digital ID, you cannot
send encrypted email..
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Click on the 60-day free trial . . . Unless, of
course you WANT to pay!
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Click here to enroll!
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Fill in the required information.
Click to Continue
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If you click Yes, then you must complete ALL
the requested information.
Click to Continue
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Click here for your free Digital ID.
Click to Continue
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Read the agreement and click on Accept.
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Within a few minutes, you receive an email from
Verisign.
Click to Continue
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The email you receive from VeriSign will look
like this. Click on Continue
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Your Digital ID must be installed.
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After installation, you must add the Digital ID
to your email program.
Click to Continue
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Select Tools from the Menu.
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Select Accounts from the Menu.
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Go to Properties.
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Find the Security tab and click on it.
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Click on the box so you can use a digital ID.
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Click on the Digital ID box.
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Choose which ID you want to use.
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Click OK.
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Click OK.
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Click Close.
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Send your intended recipient a digitally signed
email.
Before you can send encrypted email to someone,
they must have your Digital ID on file.
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To check if you have a Digital ID for your
recipient, go to the address book and check that
persons properties.
You must also have their Digital ID on file.
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With your recipients name highlighted, go to the
check that persons properties.
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Click on Digital IDs to verify the persons
Digital ID Certificate.
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Now, lets see how to send the encrypted
email. Click Here
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Once you have typed the email, simply Encrypt
it by clicking on the appropriate box.
Digitally sign your email by clicking on the
Sign button.
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When you are ready, click Send.
This lock appears to tell you that the email is
encrypted.
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This a an encrypted email that has been
received. Click to see what it looks like.
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If we click on the lock, we can see what a
certificate looks like..
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