An Email Endpoint allows an email account to act as a source or destination for a data transfer. You must enable either inbound or outbound email or both.
This Endpoint has the following attributes:
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Username |
The username for the email account that you want to receive emails from and/or send emails out through. For outbound, username@domain will be the From email address. |
Password |
The password for the email account that you want to receive emails from and/or send emails out through. |
Authentication |
Select from the following:
- Basic Authentication - Requires you to provide Username and Password.
- OAuth2 - Office 365 - Only applies to Inbound email. When selected,
these OAuth2-related fields display:
- Azure Tenant ID
- Application ID
- Application Secret
You generate values to enter in these fields when you register an application in your Microsoft Azure tenant. For more information, see Configuration for using Email Endpoint with Outlook 365 and OAuth 2.0.
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Inbound |
Allows you to configure inbound email for this Endpoint. Fields on this tab are hidden until you select Enable Inbound.
Enable Inbound |
Select to allow CIC to use this Endpoint to receive email and to display fields where you configure inbound email. |
Access Mode |
Select the protocol you want to use for retrieving email from your server. Each protocol requires you to specify attributes as follows.
IMAP |
When you select IMAP, specify values for the following:
Mail Server Port |
Mail Server name and port number for IMAP communications |
IMAP Folder |
The email folder to receive emails from. |
Encryption Mode |
Choose from the following:
- Implicit - Activates encryption as a connection is established.
- Explicit - Makes an explicit request for encryption after communication is established.
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POP3 |
When you select POP3, specify values for the following:
Mail Server Port |
Mail Server name and port number for POP3 communications |
Encryption Mode |
Choose from the following:
- Implicit - Activates encryption as a connection is established.
- Explicit - Makes an explicit request for encryption after communication is established.
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Outbound |
Allows you to configure outbound email for this Endpoint. Fields on this tab are hidden until you Enable Outbound (SMTP).
Enable outbound (SMTP) |
Select to allow CIC to use this Endpoint to send email and to display fields where you configure outbound email options. |
Mail Server Port |
Mail Server name and port number for SMTP communications |
Authentication Method |
The method you want the Endpoint to sue to authenticate to the outbound mail server. Choose either Plain or Login. |
Encryption Mode |
Choose from the following:
- Implicit - Activates encryption as a connection is established.
- Explicit - Makes an explicit request for encryption after communication is established.
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Message Details
To CC BCC Reply To Subject Body
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Use these fields to compose the email you want to send from this Endpoint. To and Reply To are required fields. |
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OpenPGP |
OpenPGP protects files being transferred through encryption and signing.
Inbound |
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Verify Signed Payloads |
Select to ensure that when a signed payload is received, the signature matches the payload that was sent. When you select this check box, you are prompted to select the trading partner's signing PGP key. The PGP key named in this field is the same as the outbound encryption PGP key. If you change this value here, it is also changed for the outbound encryption PGP key. See Endpoint Security. |
Accept Encrypted Payloads |
Select to accept encrypted inbound payloads. When you select this check box, you are prompted to select your decryption PGP key. The PGP key named in this field is the same as the outbound signing PGP key. If you change this value here, it is also changed for the outbound signing PGP key. See Endpoint Security |
Outbound |
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Sign |
Select this check box to sign messages sent from this Endpoint. When you select Sign, you are prompted to select your signing PGP key. The PGP key named in this field is the same as the inbound decryption PGP key. If you change this value here, it is also changed for the inbound decryption PGP key. See Endpoint Security. |
Encrypt |
Apply encryption to messages sent from this Endpoint. When you select Encrypt, you are prompted to select the trading partner's encryption certificate. The PGP key named in this field is the same as the inbound signing PGP key. If you change this value here, it is also changed for the inbound signing PGP key. See Endpoint Security. |
Compress |
Apply ZLIB compression to messages sent from this Endpoint. Choose this option for large files to conserve bandwidth and improve efficiency and security. |
Text Output (ASCII armor) |
Encase encrypted messages in ASCII for ease of sending using standard messaging formats. |
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Advanced Tab |
OpenPGP Algorithms |
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Hash Algorithm |
Choose from the following:
- MD2
- MD5
- RIPEMD160
- SHA1
- SHA256
- SHA384
- SHA512
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V3 Signature |
Select this check box to sign messages with Version 3 signatures. |
Encryption Algorithm |
The remote host receiving the message must be able to decrypt the message using the algorithm you choose. Choose the algorithm you want to use to encrypt messages from the following:
- DES
- 3DES
- AES/128
- AES/192
- AES/256
- CAST5
- TWOFISH
- BLOWFISH
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Compression Algorithm |
Choose the algorithm you want to use to compress messages. The remote host receiving the message must be able to compress the message using the algorithm you choose. Choose either ZIP or ZLIB. |
Connection |
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Connection Timeout |
The amount of time allowed for each read operation. Valid rage is from 0 - n seconds. 0 indicates no timeout. Default value is 150 seconds. |
Retry Transfers |
The number of retries permitted for failed transfers and at what frequency to retry them. Specify the following:
- The number of retries, where the minimum value is 0 (no retries allowed) and maximum is 5.
- A numeric value and either minutes or seconds to specify how much time should elapse between retries.
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