Importing/exporting digital IDs

Digital IDs can be provided to you in a file as well as obtained over the Web, as described in the previous section. Your employer may provide you with an ID in a file; you can also export an existing ID to a file for backup purposes. These files are password protected for security reasons.

To import a digital ID:

  1. Choose Trust Center from the Tools menu to open the Trust Center.
  2. Select E-mail Security from the list on the left.
  3. Under Digital IDs, click the Import/Export button to display the Import/Export Digital ID dialog box (Figure 28-18).
  4. Select the Import Existing Digital ID option.
  5. Enter the name of the file in the Import File box, or use the Browse button to locate it. Digital ID files have the .epf, .pfx, or .p12 extension.
  6. Enter the file password in the Password box.
  7. Enter a name of your choosing for the certificate in the Digital ID Name box.
  8. Click OK.

FIGURE 28-18
The Import/Export Digital ID dialog box.

Exporting a digital ID uses the same dialog box as shown in Figure 28-18 except that you must select the Export option. Then, follow these steps:

  1. If you have more than one digital ID, use the Select button to choose the ID to export.
  2. Enter the export filename in the File name box, or use the Browse button to select an export location.
  3. Enter and confirm the password in the boxes provided.
  4. Select the Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 Compatible option only if you will use the exported ID with older versions of Internet Explorer.
  5. Select Delete Digital ID From System if you want to completely delete the ID rather than export it.
  6. Click OK.
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