Import S/MIME Certificate

To import certificates from other S/MIME users The Bat! offers three methods.

Method No 1

1.	Right-click on the attached certificate

2.	Choose Import key or certificate

Note: This feature is only available with The Bat!'s internal implementation.

Method No 2

1.	Open the Address Book

2.	Select an entry and double-click it

3.	Go to Certificates

4.	Click Import

5.	Browse to the file containing the certificate and select it

Method No 3

1.	Open a message containing a certificate

2.	View the certificate (double-click)

3.	Go to General

4.	Click on Add to Address Book

Note: The Bat! supports the following standards in binary and Base64-encoding: Personal Information Exchange - PKCS #12 (developed by RSA Laboratories), Cryptographic Message Syntax Standard - PKCS #7 (conforming to RFC-2630), Netscape Certificate Sequence (proprietary Netscape format), DER-encoded X.509 certificate and PKCS#1 DER-encoded RSA private key.

You can select multiple files in a file open dialog. When importing a private key with a corresponding certificate, the key will automatically be associated with the certificate. Otherwise it will be ignored.