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Browse to https://cert.tamu.edu.
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Click on “Request S/MIME Certificate”.
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Click on Submit New Request.
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Select your email address that you normally use. (i.e. rberger@tamu.edu)
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Click “Submit Request”
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The Following screen will show. Refresh the page until “Download Certificate” link appears. It should take just a few minutes. (You can also come back to https://cert.tamu.edu later for it.)
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Click on “Download Certificate” link.
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Copy the password for installing this certificate. (image not shown for security purposes)
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Click on “Download Certificate” on the same page as in 8 above. (image not shown for security purposes)
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In the “File Download” Dialog Box, Click “Open” button.
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Click “Allow” button to allow this website to execute program on your computer.
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Click “Next” on “Certificate Import Wizard”.
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Click “Next” again.
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Paste your certificate’s password that you copied earlier and click “Next”.
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Click Next.
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Click Finish.
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Get into Outlook and Click on “File”.
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Click on “Options”.
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Click on “Trust Center” tab.
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Click on “Trust Center Settings” button.
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Click on “E-mail Security” tab.
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Check “Add digital signature to outgoing messages”.
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Make sure “Send clear text signed message when sending signed messages” is checked.
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Click on Settings button.
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Give your Security Settings a Name. (i.e. nderendinger@tamu.edu). Any name will do.
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Click “Choose…” button beside Signing Certificate:.
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Select your certificate and click ok.
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Click ok.
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Check that “Default Setting” is set to the name you gave in step 26.
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Click ok.
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Click ok.
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Send a test message to yourself.
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The test message should have a digital signature certificate marker (red ribbon). Click on it.
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Check that it says Signed By your correct email address. You are then finished.
