Property reference

email.outbound.smime.encryption.enabled

The email.outbound.smime.encryption.enabled property enables encryption for outbound email messages and attachments. When activated, it ensures that sensitive information is securely transmitted, which is crucial for compliance and data protection.

Default
false
Type
boolean
Application
Global

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

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

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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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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