encryption

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SAC

I'm using Outlook 2000.

I'd like to encrypt an email. I composed an email, clicked on options, but
my security check boxes are greyed-out.

What can I do to be able to use them?

Thanks
 
SAC said:
I'm using Outlook 2000.

I'd like to encrypt an email. I composed an email, clicked on
options, but my security check boxes are greyed-out.

What can I do to be able to use them?

Thanks
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Get a digital certificate that identifies you. Thawte provides freemail
certs. I haven't found a real need to encrypt my e-mails (since the
source of the message will still be known, and I'm not interested in
hiding, either). For business use, however, there are legitimate needs
to encrypt e-mails. However, a Thawte freemail certificate is worthless
for identifying you (because all you need is an e-mail address, and even
disposable webmail accounts are accepted by Thawte) unless you go
through their Web-of-Trust scheme to get more info inserted into your
certificate.

In Outlook's own help, search on "encryption", "certificate", or
"digital ID". Outlook [Express] supports x.509 security certificates.
You can get an Outlook plug-in to provide support for PGP security
certificates (those might be free but I haven't bothered with them).
 
Hi Vanguardx

Are you saying that you have to have your own PKI key set installed in
outlook before you can encrypt mail back to people that that have sent you
their digital certificate. Surely if I have the recipients digital ID(public
key) I should be able to encrypt messages back to that recipient.
 
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