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Apple Mail to enable SSL encryption

  • Sep 24, 2025
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To transfer your E-Mail secure, is used SSL , a Protocol for encrypting data. How to enable SSL in Apple Mail, you can read in this practical tip.

SSL with a new e-Mail account to activate

You want to prevent your e-sent Mails in plain text and thus, theoretically, of other read can be, you should change your e-mail account to use SSL.
  1. Adjust, if necessary. sure that you have the information of your ISP to the server settings. In the gallery you will find Screenshots of the individual steps.
  2. Open "Mail" -> "settings" and click on the Icon "account".
  3. To add a new Account, click on the "Plus" on the bottom left.
  4. Add the fields accordingly and click on the Button [Continue].
  5. You are now in the window "Server for incoming E-Mails" the missing information. Since the current Version of Safari supports automatic SSL configuration, is a manual activation at this point may be only in older versions of Safari, or if the Provider does not offer SSL encryption automatically, required . Then click on the Button [Continue].
  6. Follow the procedure in the window "Server for outgoing E-Mails" in the same way as described in the previous section, and click again on the Button [Continue].
  7. Apple Mail now shows you the summary of the account you set up. Check if SSL is marked as enabled.

SSL for existing e-Mail account to activate

You already have an e-Mail account set up, but SSL in Apple Mail is still not activated, proceed as described below. The information of your Provider is also recommended to have the server settings at Hand.
  1. Open "Mail" -> "Settings"
  2. Select in the left column of the appropriate account, and you now the Buttons [account information] and [Advanced] settings in accordance with the requirements of your Service Provider.
How to use Windows Live Mail on SSL switch, you will learn in this practical tip.

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Add a new user account.

Add a new user account.

Then, edit the incoming mail server.

Then, edit the incoming mail server.

Also the settings in the outgoing mail server you will need to adjust accordingly.

Also the settings in the outgoing mail server you will need to adjust accordingly.

Check your settings in the account summary.

Check your settings in the account summary.

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