Outlook: Support for Storing S/MIME Certificates in Contacts in New Outlook

Summary

The new Outlook will now allow users to store S/MIME encryption certificates within their Contacts. This enables users to save certificates directly in contact entries and use them to send S/MIME encrypted emails to the contacts. #newoutlookforwindows

Status
Launched
General availability target
May 2026
Preview target
Not published
Products
Outlook
Clouds
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC
Release phases
General Availability
Platforms
Desktop
Added to the roadmap
24 Oct 2025
Last changed
6 Jul 2026 · 3mo ago
recently changed
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