Setting Email Server Preferences

  1. Log into the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault Management webGUI using an account with Security Admin privileges.
  2. In the top menu bar, click Settings.
  3. In the General Settings section, click Mail Server.

  4. On the Mail tab, specify the options you want to use.

    Option

    Description

    Disable E-mail Notifications check box

    If checked, no alert emails are sent to the user accounts in the system. If the Admin Key is regenerated, all security admins must manually download their key parts from the Settings tab.

    If this option is not selected, Cryptographic Security Platform Vault only sends alerts and new Admin Key parts through email. Security Admins can still download their Admin Key parts from the webGUI.

    For details about the Admin Key, see Admin Keys.

    Server

    The IP address or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the SMTP server.

    If your domain has an MX record configured, you can use Cryptographic Security Platform Vault to relay mail by setting the IP address to 127.0.0.1. This is the default behavior.

    Port

    The mail server port.

    Login

    If required, the user account with which Cryptographic Security Platform Vault should log into the email server.

    Password

    The password for the login account.

    Sender

    The sender that Cryptographic Security Platform Vault should use when sending email.

    SMTPS

    If this option is set to On, Cryptographic Security Platform Vault uses SMTP Secure (SMTPS).

    Note:  

    • If you disable SMTPS, and the server supports StartTLS, then when the connection is made StartTLS will be used. SMTPS is not compatible with StartTLS, and only one can be used.

    • Important information such as alerts and admin keys are shared by email. We highly recommend you set this option to use encryption with SMTP.
  5. To test the email settings, click Send Test Email.