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======How To Encrypt Sessions====== | ======How To Encrypt Sessions====== | ||
- | 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/STARTTLS |
This requires an [[create an ssl certificate|SSL Certificate]] to be created for VPOP3. | This requires an [[create an ssl certificate|SSL Certificate]] to be created for VPOP3. | ||
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VPOP3 supports two methods of encryption: | VPOP3 supports two methods of encryption: | ||
- SSL - this is an old method of encrypting sessions which is not supported by the standards. However, some popular email clients such as Microsoft Outlook & Outlook Express only support this method. Other email clients such as Mozilla Thunderbird also support this for backward compatibility. SSL connections are usually done on a different TCP port from normal (eg POP3 is on port 110, POP3S is on port 995). SSL connections are encrypted from the start, so any connections on that port MUST be encrypted. | - SSL - this is an old method of encrypting sessions which is not supported by the standards. However, some popular email clients such as Microsoft Outlook & Outlook Express only support this method. Other email clients such as Mozilla Thunderbird also support this for backward compatibility. SSL connections are usually done on a different TCP port from normal (eg POP3 is on port 110, POP3S is on port 995). SSL connections are encrypted from the start, so any connections on that port MUST be encrypted. | ||
- | - STARTTLS - (this is called ' | + | - STARTTLS - (this is called ' |
STARTTLS encryption can be used for incoming SMTP connections, | STARTTLS encryption can be used for incoming SMTP connections, | ||
- | STARTTLS is the recommended method for encryption data for POP3, SMTP and IMAP4, however if you have to support Microsoft Outlook or Outlook | + | STARTTLS is the recommended method for encryption data for POP3, SMTP and IMAP4, however if you have to support Microsoft Outlook |
=====Installing a certificate===== | =====Installing a certificate===== |