How can I fully secure my email address on the LWS Panel?

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Do you want to secure your email address so that you can be sure that only you have access to it at all times? Have you been hacked and want to cut off access to your email address to any outsider as quickly as possible?

Follow our advice in this documentation to make sure your email address is secure.

Set up protocol restrictions

Email software needs to use specific protocols in order to function.

By blocking the POP, IMAP and SMTP protocols, you ensure that only the Roundcube Webmail offered by LWS will allow your email address to be consulted and used to send emails.

Protocol blocks do not affect the use of webmail.

To set up this type of block, please follow this documentation.

Setting up two-factor authentication

As LWS webmail is the only tool that can now be used to access your email address, it is important to ensure that access is completely secure.

To do this, you can activate two-factor authentication. This allows you to link a code sent to your email address or to an application on your phone to the password you enter to log in.

The holder of the password for your email address alone will not be able to log in.

To set up two-factor authentication on your email address, please follow this documentation

Set up a country restriction

Finally, for even greater security, you can restrict the IPs authorised to connect by country. For example, if you are in France, you can restrict access to your email address to French IPs only.

To set up such a restriction, please follow this documentation.

Conclusion

You now know how to :

• Set up protocol restrictions to limit access to your email address via email software by blocking the POP, IMAP and SMTP protocols, and favouring the use of Roundcube Webmail.
• Activate two-factor authentication to strengthen the security of your email address by associating an additional code with your password when you log in.
• Apply a country restriction to scrupulously control the IPs authorised to access your email, for example limiting access to French IPs if you live in France.

By following these steps, you will have considerably increased the security of your email address and will be better armed against hacking attempts. 🛡️🔒

We hope you find this advice useful and that it helps you to surf the web with complete peace of mind. Thank you for reading and please feel free to share your experience or ask any questions you may have by leaving a comment below. Your feedback is invaluable to us! 📬💬