
Create a certificate preference in Keychain Access on Mac
If you communicate via email with someone who uses different certificates for different email addresses, you can create a certificate preference to specify which certificate to use when you email them.
Create a new certificate preference
- Go to the Keychain Access app  on your Mac. on your Mac.- To open Keychain Access, search for it in Spotlight, then press Return. 
- Select “login” in the Keychains list. 
- Select Certificates in the Category list. 
- Do one of the following: - Select the certificate you want to use and choose File > New Certificate Preference. 
- Choose File > New Certificate Preference, click the Certificate pop-up menu, then choose the certificate you want to use. 
 
- In the Location or Email Address box, enter the location (URL) or the email address for which the certificate is required. 
- Click Add. 
To review the certificate preferences you’ve created, click the Kind column heading while you’re viewing your certificates, then look for “certificate preference” in the Kind column.
Remove a certificate preference
- Go to the Keychain Access app  on your Mac. on your Mac.- To open Keychain Access, search for it in Spotlight, then press Return. 
- Select “login” in the Keychains list. 
- Select All Items in the Category list. 
- Click the Kind column heading to sort all items by kind, then scroll down until you see your certificate preferences listed. 
- Select a certificate preference and press Delete, then click Delete.