SMIME certificates for employees
2025-05-30 SMIME certificates for employees now available via MyAccount
We are now (again) providing employees with SMIME certificates from the trust service provider Sectigo via the myAccount portal. SMIME certificates are used for signed or encrypted communication by email. They therefore fulfil three important functions:
Authenticity: If you sign your emails with the help of an SMIME certificate, the recipient can be sure that the email in question actually comes from you.
Integrity: The certificate ensures that the content of the communication cannot be changed or that manipulations are reliably recognised.
Confidentiality: If you encrypt your email with the help of a certificate, only the intended recipient can decrypt it. The content of the communication therefore remains confidential, even if the email falls into the hands of a third party.
All in all, certificates make a significant contribution to IT security and data protection, and with your SMIME certificate you can also provide electronic signatures in PDF files. All forms for internal administrative processes at Leuphana provide for the use of SMIME certificates for signatures, and the application for and integration of a SMIME certificate is described in detail in our instruction wiki at anleitungen.leuphana.de/doku.php/zertifikate/start. You are also welcome to contact the IT Service (-1212, it-service@leuphana.de), who will be happy to assist you.
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