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6. Email encryption rules and setup

  1. Your email client and server software must support S/MIME protocol,
    Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions.

  2. Both sender and receiver should have copies of each other's digital IDs.

  3. When you receive a digitally signed email message, email client automatically remembers sender's digital ID in your "Contacts" or "Address Book" folder.

  4. Alternatively, digital IDs can be manually imported into the list of contacts.

     

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