Alt-N Recommended Security, Spam Filter, Anti-Virus, and Outbreak Protection Settings Print

The following screenshots where taken from MDaemon version 16.  Prior versions may not contain all of the features below.

SecurityPlus must be installed and a valid SecurityPlus key must be activated in order to change AntiVirus and Outbreak Protection settings.

1. Navigate to the MDaemon GUI
2. Select Security
3. Select Security Settings

• Security Settings
  • Relay Control
    
    
    
  • Reverse Lookups
    
    
    
  • POP Before SMTP
    
    
    
  • Trusted Hosts
    Hosts added to this list will bypass all Security Settings.
    
    
  • Trusted IPs
    IP Addresses added to this list will bypass all Security Settings.
    
    
• Sender Authentication
  
  • IP Shield
    
    
    
  • SMTP Authentication
    
    
    
  • SPF Verification
    
    
    
  • DKIM Verification
    
    
    
  • DKIM Signing
    Click here for more information on configuring the mail server to sign mail using DKIM
    
    
    
  • DKIM Settings
    
    
    
  • DMARC Verification
    Click here for more information on configuring DNS records for DMARC
    
    
    
  • DMARC Reporting
    
    
    
  • DMARC Settings
    
    
    
• Screening
  • Sender Blacklist
    
    
    
  • Recipient Blacklist
    Local domains and/or addresses should not normally exist on this list
    
    
  • IP Screen
    
    
  • Host Screen
    Recommended values have been pulled from our recommended host screen article.
    
    
    
  • Dynamic Screen
    
    
  • Hijack Detection
    
    
    
  • Spambot Detection
    
    
    
• SSL & TLS
  • MDaemon
    A third party or self-signed certificate must exist in the server's certificate store to use SSL, STARTTLS, and STLS
    
    
    
  • WorldClient (web mail)
    You may use the same certificate for WorldClient SSL connections.
    HTTPS only and HTTP redirected to HTTPS will disable non-SSL connections from occurring for web mail.
    
    
    
  • Remote Administration
    You may use the same certificate for WorldClient and/or MDaemon SSL connections.
    HTTPS only and HTTP redirected to HTTPS will disable non-SSL connections from occurring for remote administration sessions.
    
    
    
  • STARTTLS White List
    Hosts/IPs added to this list will be exempt from using STARTTLS during SMTP sessions.
    
    
  • STARTTLS Required List
    Hosts/IPs added to this list will be required to use STARTTLS.
    
    
• Other
  • Backscatter Protection
    
    
    
  • Tarpitting
    
    
    
  • Greylisting
    
    
    
  • LAN Domains
    Domains listed here are considered by MDaemon to be part of the local area network (LAN)..
    
    
  • LAN IPs
    IPs listed here will be considered by MDaemon to be part of the local area network (LAN).
    
    
  • Site Policy
    Text transmitted during the initial connection of each SMTP session.
    Policies should be limited to 15 lines with 75 characters per line.

Recommended AntiVirus Settings

• SecurityPlus must be installed and activated to access this menu.

1. Navigate to the MDaemon GUI
2. Select Security 
3. Select AntiVirus
   

• Content Filter
  
  • AntiVirus
    
    

Recommended Outbreak Protection Settings

• SecurityPlus must be installed and activated to access this menu.

1. Navigate to the MDaemon GUI
2. Select Security
3. Select Outbreak Protection
   
   

• Outbreak Protection
  
  

Recommended Spam Filter Settings

1. Navigate to the MDaemon GUI
2. Select Security
3. Select Spam Filter

• Spam Filter
  
  
  
• Bayesian Classification
  
  
  
• Bayesian Auto-learning
  
  
  
• Spam Daemon (MDSpamD)
  No changes to be made here unless instructed to from technical support.
  
  
• White List (Automatic)
  
  
  
• White List (no filtering)
  Local domains/addresses should not be on this list
  
  
• White List (by recipient)
  Local domains/addresses should not be on this list
  
  
• White List (by sender)
  Local domains/addresses should not be on this list
  
  
• Black List (by sender)
  Local domains/addresses should not be on this list
  
  
• Updates
  
  
  
• Reporting
  
  
  
• Settings
  
  
  

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