Before you install an email certificate
Make sure you request and download your S/MIME certificate first. Learn more about how to request and download a GlobalSign S/MIME certificate.
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The certificate must be issued to the same email you are sending from. If the certificate was issued to your friendly email (e.g. firstname.lastname@uwaterloo.ca), please enter it into the Full Email Address field, otherwise you can enter your 8-character username @uwaterloo.ca (e.g. j25rober@uwaterloo.ca) |
How to install an email certificate
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Note: Your app interface may differ depending on your Android version. The screenshots shown below were taken with an Android 9 device. |
Navigate to the folder where your downloaded certificate is stored and click on the certificate file.
Enter your certificate password and click
OK
.
Rename your certificate if desired and click
OK
. Your certificate has now been installed.
In your email app (e.g. Outlook), go to Settings > Security to enable S/MIME. Click the toggle to enable S/MIME. In the pop-up, click
OK
.
To encrypt your messages, click on the ellipses in a new message/reply and select
Sign and Encrypt
.
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