Key questions about this property
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| What does it do? |
This property controls whether outbound email contents and attachments are encrypted using S/MIME, enhancing security for email communications. |
| What area does it affect? |
Email Properties |
| What does the default mean? |
The default value is "false", which means this behavior is disabled by default. |
| When should you review it? |
Review this property when configuring email security settings or addressing compliance requirements. |
Out of the box property record
Raw metadata from the property record.
| Property name |
email.outbound.smime.encryption.enabled |
| Sys ID |
9a9856d0c32130107a9240c1d840dd80 |
| Type |
boolean |
| Application |
Global |
| Default value |
false |
| Description |
Encrypt message contents and attachments |
| Updated |
2025-12-03 07:46:53 |
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... S/MIME key pair. Outbound S/MIME configuration properties Configuration Related property Digitally sign your outbound emails. email.outbound.smime.signing.enabled Send a public certificate in the outbound email. email.outbound.smime.signing.send_public_cert Encrypt message contents and attachments. email.outbound.smime.encryption.enabled Encryption algorithm. Select AES-CBC or AES-GCM. Note: Before selecting AES-GCM, check whether GCM is supported by the client for S/MIME. email.outbound.smime.encryption.algo © 2026 ServiceNow, Inc. All rights reserved. ServiceNow, the ...
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