Info on Outlook Native Encryption please..

[Guest]

Hi there, we used to use CryptoEx and I have my certificates etc... I am
told that we need to get off of CryptoEx and move to Outlook Native
Encryption. I am doing this so our Clients desktop and mobile device is
using the same encryption method.

Anyone got info on how to set up MS Native encryption for Outlook..

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook natively supports S/MIME. Tools | Options | Security.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

Sue can Outlook Native encrytion read smartcards? Or do I have to save the
certs off on the desktop etc...?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook looks to the user's local certificate store. It is up to the operating system -- not Outlook -- to copy certs from the smartcard to the local cert store. Windows 2003 needs a hotfix (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826817/) or SP1 to make that happen, as does Windows XP (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824133/en-us). I imagine Vista will handle that task fine out of the box.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Chuck Davis]

Google returned this: http://support.tigertech.net/outlook-2002-ssl

 

[Guest]

Try looking at the documentation on MSDN - msdn.microsoft.com - and use the
search term "outlook encryption."

 

[Guest]

Hi Sue, I looked at MSDN and didnt see any more info on Native encryption.
Is there any other docs that you can point me to?

I just cant get Native mode to work. We used Cryptoex and I uninstalled it.
I exported my certs off my smartcard. How do I install my certs on the
client? Do I do this through Outlook? Or go to the Certificate MMC on the
client and import them? I just cant seem to egt it to work. Plus, cant I
use AD and import the certs into my user acct? I tried that and it didnt
work either.

Also on a side note. I am asusming that a digital ID is not what I want right?

I hope I didnt confuse you with my wording.

Thanks.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

A Digital ID is what you want. Have you looked at the Digital ID/Security options on Outlook's Tools | Options |Security dialog? This article may also be useful:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/ha011402871033.aspx

As for AD, best to ask in the microsoft.public.exchange.clients newsgroup.
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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers