How to Set up Microsoft® Outlook to Sign and Encrypt Emails |

In order to send signed and encrypted emails in Microsoft® Outlook, you must create an Email Security Profile.

1. First step is to open Outlook and click on the “File” tab.

Outlook file tab highlighted

and select “Options”.

Outlook Select Options Under File Tab

2. Then select “Trust Center”.

Outlook options : select trust center

3. Click “Trust Center Settings”

Outlook Trust Center: Click Trust Center Settings

4. Select “Email Security”.

Outlook Trust Center: Select Email security

5. Under “Encrypt Emails” click on “Settings”.

Trust Center Email Security: Click Settings button

6. Then click on “New” and give your new profile a relevant title

Outlook Security Settings: Press new

Change Security Settings name

7. If you would like these to be default settings for your email, check both “Default” boxes.

Outlook Change Security Settings: Click default checkboxes if desired

8. Next you’ll choose the “Signing Certificate”. Select “Choose”.

Outlook Change Security Settings: select choose for signing certificate option

Click “OK”

Windows Security: Click ok

9. You’ll also choose the “Encrypt Certificate”.

Outlook Change Security Settings: Click Choose for Encryption Certificate

Click “OK”.

Windows Security: Click ok

10. Now click “OK” to exit.

Outlook Change Security Settings: Click ok