Configuring general SMTP options for outbound email notifications using Policy Tree

After Trust Protection Platform is installed and running, you must configure your simple mail transport protocol (SMTP) settings. By default, SMTP settings are blank. However, these settings are required for sending important notifications about your encryption assets.

TIP  You can also complete these tasks in Venafi Configuration Console (VCC) by editing the properties of the Log Channels connector on the Connectors node. For details, see Setting up SMTP settings for outbound email connections.

To configure notifications

  1. From the Platform menu bar, click Policy Tree and go to the Logging tree.
  2. Click the Channels object.

  3. On the Channel Settings tab, refer to the following table while completing SMTP settings:

    Settings > Channel Settings tab

    SMTP Options

    Field

    Description

    Host

    Hostname or IP address of the SMTP server.

    Trust Protection Platform Channel drivers support both IPv4 and IPv6 connections.

    If a hostname is specified, only the first resolved address associated with that name is used. You can append the port number to the host. For example: <hostname>:25.

    Credential

    Username credential required to authenticate with the SMTP server. Configure this option only if SMTP authentication is configured on your SMTP server. Otherwise, all notifications routed through this Channel object will fail.

    Sender

    Name that appears in the From: line for all messages sent from this SMTP Channel object.

    Some SMTP servers require this field to be a valid email address. If this is required by your SMTP server, make sure you provide a valid email address, such as username@yourcompany.com.

    Use TLS

    Configures the SMTP channel driver to use Transport Layer Security (TLS) to send SMTP notifications. Select this option only if your SMTP server is configured to support TLS. Otherwise, all notifications routed through this Channel object will fail.

    Log Delivery

    The setting to manage SMTP events regarding delivery success or failure.

    No: Discard log events.

    Yes: Log email notifications. For example, the driver fails to connect to the SMTP server. If available, additional information appears in the exception details from the SMTP server. This information is helpful in troubleshooting connectivity and configuration issues.