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# MEOutgoingMessageEncodingStatus

An object that contains information about security measures the user can apply when composing a message.

```
class MEOutgoingMessageEncodingStatus
```

## Overview

As a user composes a new message, MailKit requests the encoding status from your message security handler. The handler provides an [`MEOutgoingMessageEncodingStatus`](/documentation/MailKit/MEOutgoingMessageEncodingStatus) that contains:

- Boolean values that indicate if the handler can sign or encrypt the message
- An error if verifying the security status fails
- An array of recipient addresses for which the handler can’t encrypt the message

## Topics

### Providing Encoding Status

[`init(canSign:canEncrypt:securityError:addressesFailingEncryption:)`](/documentation/MailKit/MEOutgoingMessageEncodingStatus/init(canSign:canEncrypt:securityError:addressesFailingEncryption:))

Creates an object that describes whether the message security handler can encrypt or sign an outgoing message.

[`canSign`](/documentation/MailKit/MEOutgoingMessageEncodingStatus/canSign)

A Boolean value that indicates the message security handler can digitally sign the outgoing message.

[`canEncrypt`](/documentation/MailKit/MEOutgoingMessageEncodingStatus/canEncrypt)

A Boolean value that indicates the message security handler can encrypt the outgoing message.

[`securityError`](/documentation/MailKit/MEOutgoingMessageEncodingStatus/securityError)

An error that the message encoder encountered while determining the encoding status for the outgoing message.

[`addressesFailingEncryption`](/documentation/MailKit/MEOutgoingMessageEncodingStatus/addressesFailingEncryption)

An array of email addresses that prevent the message security handler from signing the message.


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