Guibord Technical Writing Services – VeriSign

 

 

With VeriSign’s Digital ID, you can securely transmit highly confidential information by email. VeriSign’s encoding system is used by banks and other financial entities, as well as the Government of Canada and that of other countries, for online transactions.

 

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To enroll with VeriSign, you must use one of these two browsers during your enrollment :

           

 

                Microsoft’s Internet Explorer

    Netscape’s Navigator

 

 

Test drive VeriSign’s Digital ID for your email application, for free.

It’s as simple as A B C:

 

1- Go to VeriSign - email security (includes a complimentary certificate for your browser).

2- Click on the “Buy Now” button until you get to the Credit card information page.

3- Check the box “I'd like to test drive a 60-day trial Digital ID for free”.

You will NOT need to supply your credit card information.

Simply enter all information required except your credit card info.

4- Click on the “Accept” button at the bottom of the page.

5- Follow the instructions that are presented to you.

 

NOTE: Installation of VeriSign in Outlook Express:

Outlook Express > Tools > Accounts > (select the account that you are using) > Properties > Security (tab) >

Signing Certificate > Select > (Click on the VeriSign certificate, click on OK and then close all dialog windows).

 

NOTE: While you fill out your application, do NOT check the box titled “Check this Box to Protect Your Private Key”, unless you absolutely need strong private key protection. If you select this option, a window will pop up each time you send an email that uses your VeriSign key. That window displays the following notice: “An application is requesting access to a protected item”. Your IT manager can disable this security parameter.

 

Suggestion: Have a copy of this web page at hand at all times while you fill out your online application to test drive VeriSign’s Digital ID.

 

Sending secured email is simple: Just write an email and click the security icon to sign and encrypt it. If the recipient's Digital ID is already in your address book, just hit "Send". If not, it's simple to search the directory for your recipient's name, then save his/her Digital ID to your address book. To do that:

 

1- Go to https://digitalid.verisign.com/services/client/index.html, enter the email address of the person with whom you want to exchange secure emails; click on the “Search” button;

2- Click on the person’s valid email address, then;

3- Click on the “Download” button and follow the instructions.

 

 

Literature of Interest:

Digital ID – A Brief Overview, published by VeriSign (PDF – 98 KB)

Digital ID Tutorial – Digital ID Directory Service, published by VeriSign (PDF – 99 KB)