Authenticate against Google Workspace (formerly gSuite)
Google Workspace (formerly Google Suite Business) is a widely used email platform. This blog post describes how to configure piler enterprise to archive emails at Google. Prerequisites You have your own domain an Google Workspace and piler enterprise installed. Register the archive as a web…
Escaping the PST chaos
Probably the most frequent topics in the Microsoft Exchange group on Linkedin are related to PST files. There are several posts in the group on “How to export emails to a PST file” or “How to recover a PST file”-kind posts. I can also see…
Software maintenance
For the no-tenant deployments the piler daemons have started to enforce the max. release feature. Every piler build has a release date, eg. 20210501. You are entitled to use a specific build if your max. release value is greater then release date baked in the…
Using Azure AD single sign-on (SSO)
Azure is a popular cloud provider, and the piler GUI supports Azure AD to provide Single Sign-On (SSO). In this article we’ll see how to delegate the piler GUI authentication to Azure AD using its SSO capabilities. Prerequisites You have an Azure subscription or trial,…
Using AWS Cognito single sign-on (SSO)
Single Sign-On (SSO) is an important feature towards security. The benefits are huge. Users don’t have to memorize several passwords to access company resources, a single strong password is enough. SSO providers often add other useful perks, eg. password recovery, 2FA, protection against brute-force password…
The bucket feature
What if you needed to provide access to a bunch of emails from different email accounts to a 3rd party? Let’s say an external auditor needs access to emails related to a specific case. The relevant emails are located in 10 different mailboxes. You don’t…
Reviewing Zimbra Network edition’s email archiving capabilities
What is Zimbra? Let me quote their own definition from the Zimbra website: “Zimbra, a Synacor product, is an email and collaboration platform that includes contacts, calendar, tasks, instant messaging and file sharing, plus add-ons such as videoconferencing, document creation and file storage.” The Zimbra Network…
Running piler on Zentyal
What’s Zentyal? Zentyal is an easy to use Linux alternative to Windows Server. Its features include replacing an MS Active Directory, securing Internet access using VPN and firewall, etc. It also has a dedicated mail server, however it doesn’t have email archiving capabilities. This is…
Communigate Pro with piler
Piler enterprise supports Communigate Pro. The below setup has been tested with Communigate Pro 6.3.5. The setup procedure is pretty simple. The first step is to create a new rule in “Settings” / “Mail” / “Rules” menu, then click on the “Add rule” button. Then…
The Phisher’s playbook
BitDam provided a nice material how phishers think, what they want, their targets and more. From their site: Read ‘The Phisher’s Playbook’ to gain a perspective of how phishers plan their scams and how you can protect from them. The Playbook covers: Who are the…
Latest insights
- Authenticate against Google Workspace (formerly gSuite)
- Escaping the PST chaos
- Software maintenance
- Using Azure AD single sign-on (SSO)
- Using AWS Cognito single sign-on (SSO)
- The bucket feature
- Reviewing Zimbra Network edition’s email archiving capabilities
- Running piler on Zentyal
- Communigate Pro with piler
- The Phisher’s playbook