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$email_security [CFG]

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Specify the use of e-mail signing or encryption

$email_security node keyword [keyword ...]

This command specifies which signing or encrypting processes will be performed on the system.  The use of this command is only valid when the E-Mail Security license option is present in your license.

The parameters on this command are used as follows:

node the nodename of the machine which is to send signed/encrypted e-mail, or * for all nodes.  This parameter is ignored by the E-Mail to Fax Gateway.
keywordone of the following keywords:
SMIMEencryptthe system will allow S/MIME encryption for outbound e-mail.
SMIMEsignthe system will allow S/MIME signing for outbound e-mail.
DKIMthe system will allow DKIM signing for outbound e-mail. The keyword 'domainkeys' is a synonym for this option.
decodeSMIMEthe CopiaFacts SMTP Gateway will allow decryption of encrypted incoming messages. Messages which are S/MIME signed are always verified, but if the signature has been applied before encryption it will not be verified unless this keyword is used.
verifyDKIMthe CopiaFacts SMTP Gateway will allow verification of DKIM signed messages.
implicitTLSenables the second SMTP server in the CopiaFacts SMTP Gateway for Implicit TLS.  This should only be used in special circumstances.

There is more information on e-mail security in the E-Mail Security and Gateway E-Mail Security topic.

An individual outbound e-mail transaction is signed and/or encrypted when the appropriate $email_options keyword is given and suitable variables are defined to specify the key file and options.

Default: none. E-Mail will not be signed or encrypted.

Examples:

Sending signed and encrypted e-mail:

$email_security * SMIMEencrypt SMIMEsign

Receiving encrypted e-mail:

$email_security * decodeSMIME

Both:

$email_security * SMIMEencrypt SMIMEsign decodeSMIME