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Set up certificate security

To display this wizard, do any of the following:

  • Click the Manage Security (Manage Security icon) tool on the Security tab of the ribbon, then select Modify or Remove in the drop-down list.

  • Select File > Properties on the menu, then select the Security tab.

Specify security settings.

  1. On the Security tab, select Certificate Security from the Security Method drop-down list.
  2. Specify the type of document contents you want to encrypt and select an encryption algorithm. Click Next.
  3. Select one or more recipients from your trusted contacts and click Add to define who is allowed to open documents secured with the specified scheme.
  4. Click the Import (Import icon) tool or the Create (Create icon) tool to add existing certificate schemes from other locations, or to create new ones. Click Next.
  5. Click the Set Permission (Permission icon) tool to specify a combination of permitted actions for each recipient.
  6. Click the Recipient Details tool to show information about the selected recipient.
  7. To modify settings, click Back; to accept them, click Finish.

For more information, see Security settings overview, Security properties, and Security options.