Exchange Email - How to send secure email?

Send secure (digital signed) email with HKUST Smartcard Personal e-Cert:

• Microsoft Outlook 2010
• Microsoft Outlook 2007
• Microsoft Outlook Web App (OWA) 

Microsoft Outlook 2010

1. Click File tab and select Options.
2. Select Trust Center option and click Trust Center Settings... button.
3. Select E-mail Security option.
4. Click Settings button as shown.
   
5. A Change Security Settings window pops up. Input your distinguish name in Security Settings Name:.
   
6. Please insert your HKUST card into card reader and input your HKUST Smartcard e-Cert password in case a daughter window pops up and asking for it. Make sure Send these certificates with signed messages check box is checked.
   
7. Click "OK"s to finish your preparation to send secure (digital signed) with Microsoft Outlook 2010.
8. To send secure (digital signed) email with Microsoft Outlook 2010, please select Options tab from composer and then click on Sign before you send your secure email every time as shown below.
   

Microsoft Outlook 2007

1. Click Tools tab and select Trust Center... option.
2. From the Trust Center pop-up window, click on E-mail Security.
3. Click Settings button as shown.
   
4. A Change Security Settings window pops up. Input your distinguish name in Security Settings Name:.
   
5. Please insert your HKUST card into card reader and input your HKUST Smartcard e-Cert password in case a daughter window pops up and asking for it. Make sure Send these certificates with signed messages check box is checked.
   
6. Click "OK"s to finish your preparation to send secure (digital signed) with Microsoft Outlook 2007.
7. To send secure (digital signed) email with Microsoft Outlook 2007, please click on Sign icon before you send your secure email every time as shown below.
   

Microsoft Outlook Web App (OWA)

1. Right click IE and select Run as administrator.
2. After logged onto OWA, click options as shown:
3. Click Settings and then S/MIME as shown:
   
4. A one-time only installation of S/MIME control through active X is required. Please click Download the S/MIME control link as shown:
   
5. Allow the downloaded file to RUN (install).
6. If you don't plan to add digital signature to all of your outgoing email, please uncheck the box to Add a digital signature to all messages I send.
   
7. Compose a new message (click Mail => New =>Message).
8. In case, the browser asks you an Active X add-on is required to run, allow the action.
9. Click the Digital signed icon as shown if you plan to send this particular message with a digital signature.