What is required to order the DigiCert Secure Email For Business Certificate?
Before you submit your S/MIME Certificate request, please ensure you have: The domain of your email address registered to your organization. A business phone number that can be found through a third-party directory. Business headquarters and incorporation information. Billing, technical and corporate authority contact details. The S/MIME Certificate is issued per user (per e-mail address). For example: If you want to use the S/MIME Certificate for 5 users in your company, you need to oPopularHow does DigiCert Secure Email For Business Certificate validation process work?
For DigiCert Secure Email For Business Certificate orders, industry standards require DigiCert to validate the organization included in your certificate request before we can issue your certificate. The validation process is required to: Verify the legal existence of the organization and make sure it is in good standing. Verify the legal physical address for the organization. Confirm your authority to order a certificate for the organization. Prove your domain ownership To verifyPopularHow long does it take to issue my S/MIME Certificate?
The deadline will depend on the completion of the validation process. Typically it takes DigiCert 1-5 business days to issue the certificate. If you don't have an S/MIME Certificate or need to renew your existing one, check out our offerings: https://flexbox.cloud/en/secure-email-smime-certificate/PopularWhich mail systems / clients support S/MIME Certificates?
S/MIME Certificates are natively compatible with all major email clients, internet browsers and mobile devices. Email clients: Microsoft Outlook Apple Mail and MailMate Samsung Mail CipherMail para Android eM Client Mozilla Thunderbird Gnome Evolution SeaMonkey Web clients: Outlook Web App (Exchange Server 2013 or 2010) Outlook on the Web or Exchange Online (Microsoft 365 or Exchange Server 2016) Gmail (G Suite Enterprise or Education) Zimbra Web Client ZohFew readersWhat are the requirements for digitally signing and encrypting an email?
First import and configure your S/MIME Certificate in your system or mail client. To send a digitally signed email, the recipient does not need to have an S/MIME Certificate. Your digital signature will automatically be validated. Email encryption is only possible if both sender and recipient have a valid S/MIME certificate and the public keys have been exchanged in advance. To exchange the public keys, simply exchange a digitally signed email with the recipient. If you don't have an S/MIMEPopularDo I need to create a backup of my S/MIME certificate?
We always recommend that our customers perform a backup of their email Certificate in PKCS12 format. If you have a backup in place, then you can recover the certificate from the backup. You will need to import the PKCS12 file on to your system, so that you can recover the certificate. Always keep all the S/MIME Certificates you used, even those that have expired, so you can read encrypted emails you sent and received with it. If you don't have an S/MIME Certificate or need to renew yourFew readersHow do I backup my S/MIME Certificate?
After successfully collecting your S/MIME Certificate, it will then be available in a keystore used by the browser. Users can then export the certificate from the browser into a PKCS12 (PFX/P12) format, which is going to contain the Certificate and its corresponding Private Key. If you don't have an S/MIME Certificate or need to renew your existing one, check out our offerings: https://flexbox.cloud/en/secure-email-smime-certificate/ (https://flexbox.cloud/en/secure-email-smime-certificateFew readersWhat should I do if I have lost my S/MIME Certificate?
If you have a backup of the S/MIME Certificate in PKCS12 format, you can recover it from the backup. If you don't have a backup of the certificate, you will not be able to read any old emails encrypted using the lost certificate. If your S/MIME Certificate is within its validity period, you can request the reissue of the certificate free of charge, but you will not be able to read any old emails encrypted using the lost certificate. If you don't have an S/MIME Certificate or need to renewFew readersCan I use my S/MIME Certificate on other computers and mobile devices?
Yes, you can use your S/MIME Certificate on any compatible computer, smartphone or tablet. Just import the P12/PFX certificate file. If you don't have an S/MIME Certificate or need to renew your existing one, check out our offerings: https://flexbox.cloud/en/secure-email-smime-certificate/Few readersCan I recover or reset the password given to a P12/PFX file?
It is impossible to reset or recover a lost password of a PFX file. Passwords for PFX/P12 files were assigned by the user at the time of exporting it from the browser. However, if you have the access to the original system and browser used to collect the certificate, you can re-export the S/MIME Certificate into a PKCS12 format, so that you will get a new PFX file. If you don't have an S/MIME Certificate or need to renew your existing one, check out our offerings: https://flexbox.cloud/ePopular