Working with Notes encrypted mail on an Android Device

Reading and sending HCL Notes encrypted and signed mail messages can be performed from an Android device. HCL Verse implements an encryption and decryption strategy that requires server-side access to the user Notes® ID file. The ID file contains the private and public keys necessary to digitally sign, encrypt, and decrypt mail messages.Reading and sending HCL Notes encrypted and signed mail messages can be performed from an Android device. See Table 1 for a list of supported actions. Encrypted calendar, to-do, and notebook entries are not supported.

For digital signing, encrypting, or decrypting to work, the Notes® ID file must be uploaded to the mail file or the ID vault. See "How do I upload my Notes® ID file?" .

Note: Use either a secure socket layer (SSL) connection or a virtual private network (VPN) solution when encryption is enabled on the HCL Traveler server.
Table 1. Processing encrypted mail
How do I... Action
Upload my Notes® ID file?
  1. From a computer where you use a HCL Notes® client, open a web browser to https://your_HCL_Notes_Traveler_server/traveler.
  2. Select Manage the Notes ID.
  3. Select Upload the Notes ID.
  4. In the Notes ID File field, type the path of your Notes® ID file, or browse for it.
  5. In the Password field, enter your Notes® ID password.
  6. Select Upload Notes ID.
Read encrypted mail?
  1. Select the encrypted mail message to read.
  2. Select Menu > Download Message or select Get the rest of the message from within the mail message.
  3. If prompted, enter your Notes® ID password.
Table 2. Processing encrypted mail
How do I... Action
Read encrypted mail?
  1. Select the encrypted mail message to read.
  2. Select Menu > Download Message or select Get the rest of the message from within the mail message.
  3. When prompted to download your message, select OK to proceed.
Sign mail with a digital signature?
  1. Select Menu.
  2. Select Message Options.
  3. Select Sign message from the Security section.
Send encrypted mail?
  1. Select Menu.
  2. Select Message Options.
  3. Select Encrypt message from the Security section.
    Note: Encrypted mail cannot be sent to group names. If you send an encrypted mail message to a group name, you will receive a delivery failure message for that address.
    Note: Encrypted mail is only delivered to recipients that can receive an encrypted version of your mail. If encryption fails for the outgoing mail to any recipients, then a delivery failure message for those recipients is returned to your Inbox.