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created_at: 2010-10-10T18:39:00+02:00
title: Secure eMail on Mac in few steps
author_name: Yann Esposito
author_uri: yannesposito.com
tags:
- security
- S/MIME
- email
- mac
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%tldr _on Mac_
- Get a certificate signed by a CA: [click here for a free one](http://www.instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/free-email-certificate.html),
- open the file,
- delete securely the file,
- use Mail instead of online gmail.
- ???
- Profit
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I've (re)discovered how to become S/MIME compliant.
I am now suprised how easy it was.
Some years ago it was far more difficult.
Now I'm able to sign and encrypt my emails.
## Why is it important?
Signing: it tell the other with an aboslute certitude the writer of the mail is _you_ or at least used your computer.
Encrypt: because sometimes you need to be 100% sure a conversation remains private.
## How to proceed?
- Get a certificate signed by a CA: [click here to get a free one](http://www.instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/free-email-certificate.html),
- open the file,
- empty your trash, put the file in the trash, secure empty trash,
- use Mail instead of online gmail.
Now you should see these icons:
blogimage("sign_icon.png","Sign icon")
_n.b._: if you use gmail, you and work not alway with a Mac, you should consider to try the [gmail S/MIME firefox addon](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/592).