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# Upload an email certificate

# Upload an email certificate {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
* 
* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Upload an email certificate to validate a signature for inbound email or encrypt an outbound email or both for secure communication.

## Before you begin

* To enable signing in the instance, upload the private-public key pair corresponding to the instance email account.
* To enable encryption in the instance and send encrypted email to a
  recipient's email address, upload the public key/certificate corresponding
  to the recipient's email address.

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Role required: admin

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllSystem NotificationSMIMEEmail Certificate.
2. Select New.
3. Select the attachment icon ![Attachment icon]() to upload the email certificate.
4. On the form, fill in the fields.  
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   | Fields | Descriptions |
   |-|-|
   | Email | Email address for sending the email. |
   | Expiration notification | Select the check box to enable expiration. |
   | Notify on expiration | Add yourself to be notified before expiration. |
   | Warn in days to expire | Number of days to send the warning prior to the expiration date. |
   | Active | Check box to enable the email certificate. |
   | Key store password | Key password to protect PKCS #12 file. |
   | Short description | The description for this email certificate. |
   [Table 1. S/MIME email certificate form]

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5. Select Submit.
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## What to do next

Enable[Enable S/MIME](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/~ChDCEcGR8GXjiXi_cbycw "Configure S/MIME settings for inbound and outbound email.").
**Related concepts**   

* [Enable S/MIME](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/~ChDCEcGR8GXjiXi_cbycw "Configure S/MIME settings for inbound and outbound email.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Import an S/MIME key pair](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/h5Q9PoeYzpZAE07g5NW4lw "Import an S/MIME key pair consisting of the private key and certificate to sign outbound emails or decrypt emails.")
* [Upload a CA certificate](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/75AJrZjHxbp22vrHO62mfw "Upload a digital CA (Certificate Authority) certificate to validate email certificates for secure communication.")

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