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This document describes how you can make sure that e-mails that are signed or encrypted with S/MIME can be sent and received by a third-party e-mail client.

Prerequisites

You have imported the S/MIME PSE in the trust manager.

Context

The AS ABAP server has the CA certificates that signed the PSE certificate in the trust manager (transaction STRUST) as trust anchors. The AS ABAP server and the e-mail client must exchange their CA certificates so that they recognize one another as trusted authorities. When you import the CA certificate of the AS ABAP server and the CA certificate of the third party e-mail client into the certificate list of the S/MIME PSE, you establish the trust anchors.

In the following, we describe how you configure two third-party e-mail clients, for example, Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird. You must execute this procedure for the CA certificate of the PSE and for the CA certificate of your third-party e-mail client. For more information, see the related links.

Procedure

  1. Start the trust manager (transaction STRUST).
  2. Select your S/MIME PSE.
  3. Choose Start of the navigation path Certificate Next navigation step Import End of the navigation path.
  4. Select the File tab.
  5. Enter or select the path and the format and choose the certificate file you want to import.
  6. To import the certificate, choose Input. The trust manager displays the content of your CA certificate in the Certificate section.
  7. Choose the Add to Certificate List pushbutton.
    The CA certificate appears in the certificate list.
  8. Choose Save.
    Note

    Perform the same steps for the CA certificate of your third-party e-mail client.

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