UniToken Integration Outlook Express
Install the PKI package
This part explains how to install the PKI package that you can find inside the SDK. The End User package can be found inside the folder Redist/Enduser.
Request a VeriSign Certificate
| 1 | Open Internet Explorer and go to the page
https://digitalid.verisign.com/client/class1MS.htm |
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| 2 | In the field “Cryptographic Service Provider Name”, choose “UniToken PRO CSP v2.0”. |
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| 3 | Click on [Accept] to request the certificate. |
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| 4 | Type the correct user PIN for UniToken PRO and click on [OK]. |
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| 5 | Check the mailbox that you used to request the certificate. You should have receive a mail explaining how to continue the request procedure. Copy the Digital ID PIN and go to the URL written in the mail.( https://digitalid.verisign.com/enrollment/mspickup.htm). |
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| 6 | Paste the Digital ID PIN that you copied from the mail
in the corresponding field and click on [Submit]. |
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| 7 | Click on [INSTALL] to import the certificate inside your UniToken PRO. If you have UniToken Monitor running, you should get a “certificate imported successfully” message. The request procedure is complete. You can now use this certificate to protect documents, sign and encrypt mails. |
Sign and encrypt mail
In the case you asked for an evaluation certificate from VeriSign, you must trust it in the Internet Explorer Options first to be able to see it in Outlook Express.(please find in the SDK the certificate that you must install for it). Certificates to install:
- VeriSign Class 1 Individual Subscriber CA - G3.cer
- VeriSign Class 1 Public Primary Certification Authority - G3.cer
Open an encrypted mail
Glossary
Digital Signature: is a mathematical scheme for demonstrating the authenticity of a digital message or document. A valid digital signature gives a recipient reason to believe that the message was created by a known sender, and that it was not altered in transit.
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is a set of hardware, software, people, policies, and procedures needed to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revoke digital certificates.
Microsoft Cryptography API, MS-CAPI is an application programming interface included with Microsoft Windows operating systems that provides services to enable developers to secure Windows-based applications using cryptography.
PKCS refers to a group of public-key cryptography standards devised and published by RSA Security.