XCLN: How to Use Your Certificates on Another Profile (199012)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 98, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q199012

SUMMARY

In Outlook 98, the signing and encryption certificates are written in the registry and are profile-specific. If you need to re-create your profile for any reason (you deleted it by mistake, it got corrupted, and so on), you need to add your security information to this new profile before you can use advanced security.

MORE INFORMATION

Perform the following steps to add your signing and encryption certificates to a new profile on the same computer:
  1. Log on to Outlook using the new profile.
  2. On the Tools menu, click Options, then click the Security tab.
  3. Click the Change Settings button.
  4. Type a descriptive name in the Security Settings Name box (this can be anything).
  5. Select the proper security format from the Secure Message Format box.

    NOTE: If you are using X.509.V3 certificates and want to send secured mail to users on the Internet, choose S/MIME as your format.
  6. Click the Choose button on the right of the Signing Certificate.
  7. From the list of certificates, select your certificate, and click OK.
  8. Click the Choose button on the right of the Encryption Certificate.
  9. From the list of certificates, select your certificate, and click OK.
  10. Click OK to accept the security settings, then click OK again to close the Options dialog box.
You are now ready to use advanced security on this new profile.

NOTE: In steps 7 and 9 above, you must select your own certificates. When you attempt to send secured mail, the client checks the e-mail address on the certificates and compares it to the e-mail address of your mailbox, and if they do not match, you will get an error.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:11/3/2004
Keywords:kbhowto KB199012
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