Transport Layer Security (TLS) encrypts data sent over the Internet to ensure that eavesdroppers and hackers are unable to see what you transmit which is particularly useful for private and sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers, and personal correspondence. (further reading: https://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/tls/basics) In this article you will learn how to configure Zimbra to […]
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Zimbra SkillZ: How to Use SPF, DKIM and DMARC on Zimbra
Hi Zimbra Customers, Partners & Friends, This blog is a short “how-to” for setting up SPF, DKIM and DMARC on Zimbra. What is SPF? Sender Policy Framework (SPF) helps prevent email spamming and spoofing by telling the world what servers are allowed to send email from your domain. If an email is sent from user@example.com, […]
Zimbra SkillZ: Enhance email confidentiality using MTA-STS
By Barry de Graaff on July 21, 2021 in Product News, Community, Zimbra Server, Zimbra SkillZ, Zimbra Web Client
Hi Zimbra Customers, Partners & Friends, Do you want to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks and enhance your email confidentiality? You can with MTA-STS. MTA-STS is short for Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) Strict Transport Security (STS). MTA-STS enforces encryption and secure communications between SMTP servers via TLS (Transport Layer Security). With MTA-STS fully implemented, it prevents man-in-the-middle […]
Zimbra Now with TLS 1.3 Support!
By Barry de Graaff on April 7, 2021 in Product News, Community, Education, Partners, Security & Privacy
Hello Zimbra Partners, Customers & Friends, In the latest Zimbra patch, Zimbra 9.0.0 “Kepler” Patch 13 and 8.8.15 “James Prescott Joule” Patch 20, the following packages are now GA: OpenSSL 1.1.1h support for TLS 1.3. OpenSSL 1.1.1h with FIPS module support. Postfix 3.5.6 support for TLSv1.3 Nginx 1.19.0 support for TLSv1.3 Why is this important […]
Zimbra Admin Reminder … Block “memcrashd” Port 11211
By Gayle Billat on July 9, 2020 in Product News, Community, Education, Open Source, PowerTips – Admins, Product Updates, Security & Privacy, Zimbra Server
Hello Zimbra Friends & Admins, This is a friendly reminder that Zimbra memcached may face the “memcrashd” attack on port 11211. By default, memcached listens on a server IP address that is accessible on the network and via the internet if there is no firewall. If your Zimbra memcache servers are behind a firewall, we […]
Zimbra Wiki to Latest Patches & More!
By Gayle Billat on June 26, 2019 in Product News, PowerTips – Admins, Product Updates, Security & Privacy
Hello Zimbra Friends, Looking for the latest Zimbra Patch? This Zimbra wiki page lists all Zimbra product releases with a link to the current Patch: https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Releases Click a Patch link for additional details + installation instructions. Important Patch install info: Patches are cumulative, so you usually don’t need to install any prior patches. […]