Learn about the key features of S/MIME Organization certificate
- Confirms the identity of the organization
The certificate contains data such as the name of the company, email address, so that the authenticity of the organization is confirmed.
- Protects email content
The digital signature in the certificate protects the message from being altered during transmission to the recipient.
- Encrypts messages
The certificate encrypts the contents of emails, which effectively protects them from unauthorized access and reading of data.
- Signs digitally
The digital signature of an email allows recipients to verify its source and check the certificate at any time.
- Informs recipients
Emails signed with a certificate are highlighted with a cotillion icon in the inbox, enhancing the sender's reputation in the eyes of recipients.
- Works with various mail clients
S/MIME certificates are supported by many popular email clients, such as Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird and Apple Mail, allowing them to be used in a variety of environments and platforms.
Find out why you should use the S/MIME Certificate
Organization
Certum S/MIME Organization contributes to confidentiality, integrity, authenticity, data protection. In addition, it enhances the credibility of the sender and helps meet regulatory requirements in various industries.
- Confidentiality and integrity of data
Data encryption ensures that only the recipient can read the message, and that the content of the message was not tampered with during transmission.
- Authenticity and protection
Digitally signing emails gives recipients confidence in the identity of the sender, and protects against fraud, impersonation, forgery and phishing.
- Credibility of the sender
Using the certificate increases credibility and trust in the business environment. When you send encrypted and digitally signed messages, you ensure the security and confidentiality of your communications.
- Regulatory compliance
Use of the certificate helps meet regulatory requirements. Industries such as finance and healthcare have regulations regarding data security and confidentiality.
The data contained in the certificate:
- Company name
- Company email address
- Locality
- Province
- Country
Technical specification:
- Top quality security through detailed verification
- Compliant with the X.509 v.3 (RFC5280) standard
- Secured with SHA2 function
- Minimum length of cryptographic keys: RSA/DSA 2048 bit
- Supported cryptographic cards: cryptoCertum 3.0, cryptoCertum 3.2, cryptoCertum 3.5 and cryptoCertum 3.6
- Issued by Certum PCC in line with international WebTrustSM/TM standard
- Issued by Certum PCC, whose certificate root is automatically recognized as trusted in all the most popular Internet browsers as well as in all Microsoft products
- Verification of the certificate status with the use of CRL lists and OCSP protocol is possible,
- Security level: Guarantee of the highest level of security
- Support for email clients: Mozilla Thunderbird, Outlook, Hotmail, Mail, The Bat
- Support for web browsers: Web browsers that support X509 v.3 certificates (e.g. Internet Explorer, Opera, Firefox)
- Operating systems: Windows 7, 8, 10; OS X
- RSA keys allow both message signing and encryption, whereas EC (Elliptic Curve) keys only enable message signing without the capability for encryption.
NOTE: If you want to encrypt emails, generate a certificate with RSA keys
The verification process and the documents required for purchasing the Certum S/MIME Organization certificate are described HERE.