In this article you will learn: How to prevent users from choosing common passwords How to add leaked passwords to the list of passwords to reject Enabled the Reject Common Passwords feature You can enable the Zimbra Reject Common Passwords on a per account basis or for an entire Class Of Service (CoS). To enable […]
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How to disable Zimbra two factor trusted devices
It is well known that you can enable 2FA in Zimbra Network Edition to enhance account security. All details on Zimbra 2FA can be found at https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Two-factor_authentication Zimbra also enables by default the Trusted Devices feature. This allows users to enter their 2FA token only once for each device. Consider turning off the Trusted Devices […]
How to implement (external LDAP) authentication in a Zimbra Java Extension
Frequent readers of the Zimbra blog will know that Zimbra can be extended/customized by using Zimlets. By creating your own Zimlets you can add functionality to the UI (front-end) and the Java back-end, allowing you to cater to specific customer needs. Zimlets can be enabled globally or per user (group) Details on this can be […]
How to stay informed about Zimbra security announcements?
Zimbra can be updated using apt update or yum update, and it is highly recommended to install Zimbra updates (patches) as they are released, especially in case of patches that include security fixes. Here are a few ways to stay informed on Zimbra Security updates: Subscribe to these RSS feeds: https://wiki.zimbra.com/security-advisory-feed.php (no details, can be […]
Zimbra not affected by NGINX CVE-2023-44487
Recently a number of partners have asked if Zimbra is affected by NGINX CVE-2023-44487. When we take a look at the NGINX blog post on CVE-2023-44487 it mentions the following: …it is essential that the following updates are made to NGINX configuration files, minimizing the server’s attack surface: keepalive_requests should be kept at the default […]
What are the benefits of using Zimbra OpenSSL in FIPS mode?
If you installed or upgraded to Zimbra version 9.0.0.P34, 8.8.15.P41, 10.0.2 or higher, Zimbra will use OpenSSL 3.0.x and FIPS compliance for OpenSSL will be enabled by default. To check if your Zimbra OpenSSL is using FIPS you can run the following command, that should fail with Error setting digest: /opt/zimbra/common/bin/openssl md5 /dev/null There are […]