Using Encryption and Digital IDs

■ Using Digital IDs with E-mail Messages

■ Using Digital IDs

■ Public and Private Keys

■ Security Levels

■ Sharing Public Keys

■ Using Digital IDs in GoldMine

Using Digital IDs with E-mail Messages

If you and your contact use digital IDs to verify signatures and send encrypted e-mail messages, you can use GoldMine to configure your Internet E-mail Options.

Your digital ID, also known as a digital certificate, is a file sent with an e-mail message identifying you as the authentic sender. Digital ID Digital signature and encryption keys sent with email messages certificates are files issued by a certified security authority such as VeriSign, Inc., or from your Microsoft Exchange Server administrator. Digital IDs have an expiration date and must be renewed periodically to remain valid. A digital ID typically contains:

■ Your name and e-mail address as a digital signature

■ Your public key

■ Expiration date of the public key

■ Name of the Certification Authority (CA) who issued your Digital ID

■ Serial number of the Digital ID

■ Digital signature of the CA