Security Enhancements in Outlook 2003

Microsoft announced its Secure Computing initiative in 2002. For Outlook 2003, this means a great increase in the number of security and antispam features within Outlook 2003 and Exchange Server 2003.

Support for Secured Messaging

As a result of Microsoft's security initiatives, as well as the standard increases in security functionality in Outlook that occur with every Outlook iteration, Outlook 2003 expanded its support for secured messaging, including S/MIME V3 and smart card support.

S/Mime Support, Digital Signatures, and Email Encryption

S/MIME support has been around in Outlook 2003 for a few versions. However, with Outlook 2003, S/MIME V3 is now supported. Email messages are encrypted by the sender's ...

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