Add a recipient's digital ID to your contact list

When you receive digitally signed messages, you can validate the signer's digital ID (certificate) to determine that no forgery or false representation has occurred. To have the sender attach a digital ID to a message, ask him or her to send you a digitally signed e-mail message.

1. Open a message that has a digital ID attached.
2. Right-click the name in the From field, and then click Add to Contacts on the shortcut menu.
3. If you already have an entry for this person, select Update new information from this contact to the existing one.

   The digital ID is now stored with your contact entry for this recipient. You can now send encrypted e-mail messages to this person.

   To view the certificates for a contact, double-click the person's name, and then click the Certificates tab.

4. To view the certificates for a contact, in the Contacts folder, double-click the person's name to open the contact, and then click the Certificates tab.