User's Manual

CryptoIdentity User Guide – 5. Working with CryptoIdentity and Applications
5. WORKING WITH CRYPTOIDENTITY AND
APPLICATIONS
This chapter provides detailed instructions on how to use CryptoIdentity with e-mail clients
and PKI software (Entrust).
5. 1 MAIL CLIENTS
Next sections explain the detailed instructions to configure Outlook Express, Microsoft
Outlook and Netscape Messenger to send\receive secure e-mails.
Once properly configured for secure e-mails, it is possible through the most
common e-mail clients to digitally sign and encrypt the emails using digital
certificates and related cryptographic keys stored into CryptoIdentity.
5. 1. 1 OUTLOOK EXPRESS 5.x / 6
Next sections explain the detailed instructions to configure Outlook Express to
send\receive secure e-mails using the CryptoIdentity token.
5. 1. 1. 1 OUTLOOK EXPRESS CONFIGURATIONS
To enable secure e-mails with Outlook Express follow these steps:
• Obtain a digital certificate and store it into CryptoIdentity. Refer to section "4.1 Storing
certificates into CryptoIdentity" for detailed instructions.
The digital certificate must be issued to the account (e-mail address) to be
used for secure e-mails.
Configure Outlook Express following these steps:
• Plug the CryptoIdentity containing the digital credentials into an USB port.
• Make sure the certificate stored into the CryptoIdentity is available into the System
Certificate Store. Refer to section "4.2.1 Viewing Certificates through Microsoft certificates
store" for detailed instructions.
• Run Outlook Express and select the Tools->Accounts menu.