You can access your Zimbra email, contacts and calendar without installing a thing on your computer by using the web browser on your computer. However you can still use a dedicated email client which can boost productivity and adds offline capabilities. Sometimes it is just more convienient to work on a larger screen that comes […]
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Overview of Chat and Video integrations in Zimbra
Here is a short overview of all the Chat/Video integrations that are available for Zimbra. In the table you can not only find what products have integrations with Zimbra, but also if they are free to use and if they are to be deployed in-house (on-premises) or are a SaaS offering. Product / Link Chat/Video […]
Zimbra with Single Sign-On using Google Workspaces
In this article you will learn how to set-up Zimbra on Google Workspaces. Google Workspaces serves as a SAML Identity Provider (IdP) and Zimbra will be a SAML Service Provider (SP). The technology used in this article is SAML, an open standard for Single Sign-On. When using SAML an Identity Provider (IdP) will take care […]
Optimizing Zimbra security and TLS settings via a script (updated August 2023)
By Barry de Graaff on February 8, 2023 in Product News, Community, Open Source, Partners, Security & Privacy, Zimbra SkillZ
A partner has requested a script to implement the Security tips and TLS settings documented at https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Cipher_suites and https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Secopstips . At Zimbra we love scripts! This article shows a script that configures Zimbra with strong TLS and security settings. Prerequisites You have set up a correct hostname and DNS, to check, run the following as […]
Did you know? Zimbra HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)
By Barry de Graaff on January 18, 2023 in Community, Did You Know, Partners, PowerTips – Admins, Security & Privacy
The HTTP Strict-Transport-Security response header (often abbreviated as HSTS) informs browsers that the site should only be accessed using HTTPS, and that any future attempts to access it using HTTP should automatically be converted to HTTPS. What does HSTS do for improving security? You have HSTS configured on Zimbra and have configured a correct TLS […]
Email Security Protect your email account and data
Identity theft, fraudulent use of your credit card, ransomware… cybercrime is always evolving. There are some simple things you can do to protect your email data and accounts. How can you protect yourself from the most common and real threats like: Identity and credit card information theft Theft of proprietary data Precise phishing attacks Ransomware […]