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Configuring Email Signing Settings 
Before you begin: 
•  Configure Smart Card Authentication. For details see Configuring Smart Card Authentication on 
page 76. 
•  Ensure that signing certificates are installed on all Smart Cards. 
1.  On the Email Encryption/Signing page, click the Signing tab. 
2.  To enable Email Signing, on the Signing tab, under Email Signing Enablement, select an option: 
−  Always On; Not editable by user restricts users from turning Email Signing off at the control 
panel. 
−  Editable by user allows users to turn on or off Email Signing at the control panel. 
3.  If you select Editable by user, select the default setting for users at the control panel. Under Email 
Signing Default, select On or Off. 
4.  Under Signing Hash, select a method. 
5.  Click Apply. 
Configuring Email Encryption Settings 
Before you begin: 
•  If you want to use the public keys stored on smart cards to encrypt email messages, configure 
Smart Card Authentication. 
•  If you want to use the public keys stored in an address book, configure a Network Address Book or 
the Device Address Book. 
Notes: 
•  If you only configure Smart Card Authentication, users can send encrypted emails to themselves 
only. 
•  To store public keys in the Device Address Book, configure the Import Using Email feature, and 
select Import encryption certificate from signed emails. 
1.  Click the Encryption tab. 
2.  To enable Email Encryption, on the Encryption tab, under Email Encryption Enablement, select an 
option: 
−  Always On; Not editable by user restricts users from turning off Email Encryption at the 
control panel. 
−  Editable by user allows users to turn Email Encryption on or off at the control panel. 
If you select Editable by user, select the default setting for users at the control panel. Under Email 
Encryption Default, select On or Off. 
3.  Under Encryption Algorithm, select an encryption method. 
4.  Click Apply. 










