If the user has an ID file in the vault but not in their mail database and their policy is set to Yes for integration, then the ID file is pulled from the vault and put in the mail database. Likewise, if a user has an ID file in their mail database but not in the vault, then a copy will be uploaded to the vault. If a user has a copy both in the vault and in the database, the two IDs are kept in sync.

When this feature is enabled for Lotus iNotes users, the users can:

• Decrypt incoming mail messages without manually importing Notes ID files into their mail file
• Change passwords on their Notes ID files and use the new passwords automatically to perform secure mail operations
• Get their passwords reset in the ID vault by someone with password reset authority and use the new passwords automatically to perform secure mail operations
• Manually synchronize the two ID file copies at any time by opening Lotus iNotes Security Preferences and clicking "Sync ID with Vault."

For complete information about configuring ID vault and assigning it to users, see the "Notes ID vault" topics in the Domino Administrator Help.

Related topics

Creating security policy settings for Lotus iNotes users
Creating policies
Creating an ID vault
Creating and configuring an ID vault
Creating or editing ID vault policy settings documents manually
Notes ID vault

Glossary