Hardening your apiserver

PROBLEM

How can I harden my apiserver?

ENVIRONMENT

• atmail suite - API server

CAUSE

I want to secure my apiserver.

RESOLUTION

Be default, /etc/atmail/api/api.conf will be set with the following settings:

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### Settings
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SKIP_TLS_VERIFY_ALL=true
SMTP_TLS=false
IMAP_TLS=false

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### SSL Certificates
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APNS_CERT=  
TLS_CERT= 
TLS_KEY= 

Hardening your apiserver can be achieved by enabling the following:

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### Settings
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SKIP_TLS_VERIFY_ALL=false
SMTP_TLS=true
IMAP_TLS=true

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### SSL Certificates
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APNS_CERT=/path/to/apns.pem  
TLS_CERT=/path/to/tls.pem
TLS_KEY=/path/to/tls.key