Obtaining
Someone Else's Digital ID
"VeriSign's
Repository"
In order to encrypt an e-mail message sent to someone, you must have
their digital ID. If someone has sent you a digitally signed e-mail, their
digital ID is probably stored in your mail client.
One may obtain someone's digital ID, i.e. public key, in a number
of ways.
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When you receive a digitally signed message, you receive the sender's public
key.
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Mail clients may automatically store the public keys of all senders.
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You may have to selectively choose to save an individual's public key.
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An individual's public key may be obtained from a directory service.
Using VerSign's Directory Service to Obtain Someone's
Digital ID
The link below will connect you to VeriSign's Directory Service.
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Search using a person's U.T.Houston's E-mail address. (e.g. John.E.Doe@uth.tmc.edu)
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Select the person's preferred certificate for receiving e-mail..
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Select the download option.
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Select the desired format. Either:
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Someone else's Digital ID for Netscape Navigator/Communicator, or
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Someone else's Digital ID for Microsoft I.E. (4.0 or later)/Outlook Express/Outlook.
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Download their Certificate - i.e. digital ID.
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