How to send a digital signed and encrypted email from an iOS 8.1 device

How to send a digital signed and encrypted email from an iOS 8.1 device

Requirements

Before configuration, make sure that your digital ID (also called digital certificate) is ready in PKCS12 format (file with extension .pfx or .p12)

Supposing that your email account has been configured in your device

Getting started

First of all, you need to transfer the digital ID file to your device. In this document, we use an email to transfer the digital ID file.

Tap on the digital ID file (johndoe.pfx.p12 in this tutorial)

Click on Install in the Install Profile window below

Click again on Install in the following warning window below, and then enter password to unlock the file.

You should get the following window after the installation is done

Open advanced settings of the email account, find the SMIME setting like below, then enable both SIGN and ENCRYPT feature

Supposing that Jane Doe is a CONTACT in your device, Jane need to send you a SIGNED email in order to installing her certificate in your device, now you click on the SIGNED email from Jane, then tap on her name , and then INSTALL her certificate.

After the certificate installation, you can send JANE signed and/or encrypted email.

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