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VPOP3 Enterprise 2.6 and later supports SSL/TLS encrypted sessions to VPOP3 itself. So, the email client or web browser will encrypt the data passed to VPOP3 so it cannot be intercepted. | VPOP3 Enterprise 2.6 and later supports SSL/TLS encrypted sessions to VPOP3 itself. So, the email client or web browser will encrypt the data passed to VPOP3 so it cannot be intercepted. | ||
- | This requires an [[SSL Certificate]] to be created for VPOP3. | + | This requires an [[create an ssl certificate|SSL Certificate]] to be created for VPOP3. |
VPOP3 supports two methods of encryption: | VPOP3 supports two methods of encryption: | ||
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There are several ways to [[create an SSL certificate|create a certificate]]. | There are several ways to [[create an SSL certificate|create a certificate]]. | ||
- | Once you have one, put the private key PEM file into the VPOP3 directory as **vpop3sslk.pem** and the certificate PEM file into the VPOP3 directory as **vpop3sslc.pem**. Then, restart VPOP3 for it to detect the files. | + | Once you have one: |
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+ | * if you are using VPOP3 Enterprise v6.8 or later, go to Services -> General -> SSL Settings in the VPOP3 settings, and copy/paste the certificate PEM file text (and any required intermediate certificates) into the **SSL Certificate Chain** box, and the private key PEM file text into the **SSL Private Key** box, and restart VPOP3 | ||
+ | * if you are using VPOP3 Enterprise v2.6 to v6.7, put the private key PEM file into the VPOP3 directory as **vpop3sslk.pem** and the certificate PEM file into the VPOP3 directory as **vpop3sslc.pem**. Then, restart VPOP3 for it to detect the files. | ||
=====Using TLS===== | =====Using TLS===== | ||
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To add a new service press the **Add POP3 Server** or **Add SMTP Server** at the bottom of the **Services -> General** page in the VPOP3 settings. | To add a new service press the **Add POP3 Server** or **Add SMTP Server** at the bottom of the **Services -> General** page in the VPOP3 settings. | ||
+ | =====Encrypting Webmail/ | ||
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+ | Once you have installed the certificate as above, go to **Services -> Webmail Server -> General** | ||
+ | {{: | ||
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+ | Set '' | ||
+ | * If you set it to '' | ||
+ | * If you set it to '' | ||
+ | Note that you can change the port to 443 to allow simpler connections (as in the screenshot above) - but only as long as there are no other https servers on the same IP address as the VPOP3 webmail service. | ||
+ | Note that if you use the '' | ||
+ | '' |