Upload an email certificate

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated January 30, 2025
  • 1 minute to read

    • Upload an email certificate to validate a signature for inbound email or encrypt an outbound email or both for secure communication.

    Before you begin

    • To enable signing in the instance, upload the private-public key pair corresponding to the instance email account.

    • To enable encryption in the instance and send encrypted email to a recipient's email address, upload the public key/certificate corresponding to the recipient’s email address.

    Role required: admin

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > System Notification > SMIME > Email Certificate.
    2. Select New.
    3. Select the attachment icon Attachment icon to upload the email certificate.
    4. On the form, fill in the fields.
      Table 1. S/MIME email certificate form
      Fields Descriptions
      Email Email address for sending the email.
      Expiration notification Select the check box to enable expiration.
      Notify on expiration Add yourself to be notified before expiration.
      Warn in days to expire Number of days to send the warning prior to the expiration date.
      Active Check box to enable the email certificate.
      Key store password Key password to protect PKCS #12 file.
      Short description The description for this email certificate.
    5. Select Submit.

    What to do next

    EnableEnable S/MIME.