Patent ID: 8572373

Claim:
A method comprising: displaying a message interface in a messaging client, the messaging client to generate a message for transmission from a sender, wherein the message interface to receive the message; displaying, in the message interface, a certificate interface, the certificate interface comprising a first default certificate associated with the message; displaying, in the message interface, a certificate selection interface, the certificate selection interface comprising a list of a plurality of certificates to be selected by the sender, wherein the certificate selection interface to display the list of the plurality of certificates stored in a certificate database in response to activating the certificate selection interface, and wherein access to the certificate database is granted to the messaging client in view of a presence of a security token; receiving, from the sender via the certificate selection interface, a selection of a second certificate from the list of the plurality of certificates; associating, by a processor, the message entered in the message interface with the selected second certificate; and transmitting the message using the selected second certificate.