Overview

Before you can digitally sign and encrypt messages, you must initialize your certificate store and import your personal certificate.

This article describes how to:

• Initialize your certificate store
• Change the password to your certificate
• Reset your certificate store password

Process

Initializing Your Certificate Store

1. Log in to your Kerio Connect Client securely via HTTPS.
2. Open the Settings page:
   • Tools > Settings in Windows Client
   • Kerio Connect > Settings in Mac Client
   • your name > Settings in Web Client.
3. Go to the Secure Messages section.
4. Create a password for the certificate store. You can:
   • Use your Kerio Connect Client password.
   • Create a unique password for the certificate store (this is a more secure option). Note: Remember your password. 
     
     
     
     
5. Import your personal certificate.

Changing the Password to Your Certificate Store

1. Log in to your Kerio Connect Client securely via HTTPS.
2. Open the Settings page:
   • Tools > Settings in Windows Client
   • Kerio Connect > Settings in Mac Client
   • your name > Settings in Web Client.
3. Go to the Secure Messages section.
4. In Certificate store protection, you can:
   • Change the type of the password (same as for Kerio Connect Client or different).
   • Change the password.
     
     
     
     
5. Click Save.

Resetting Your Certificate Store Password

1. Log in to your Kerio Connect Client securely via HTTPS.
2. Open the Settings page:
   • Tools > Settings in Windows Client
   • Kerio Connect > Settings in Mac Client
   • your name > Settings in Web Client.
3. Go to the Secure Messages section.
4. Click on the Forgotten password? link.
   
   
   
   
5. Click Continue to confirm the reset action.
6. Enter your Kerio Connect Client password, and click Reset.
   
   

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