15.2 Configuring Outgoing Email Settings

To configure outgoing email settings, click Configuration > Email Based Approval and specify the settings in the Outgoing Email Settings. The outgoing Email Settings tab also allows digital signature settings.

For outgoing email settings you must enable the following fields.

UI Field	Description
Notification Template Host	Specifies the name or IP address for the database instance. For example, myapplication serverServer. This value replaces the $HOST$ token in the email templates.
Notification Template Port	Specifies the port number of the Tomcat host for the application.This value replaces the $PORT$ token in the email templates that are used in provisioning request tasks and approval notifications.
Notification Template Secure	Specifies the secure port number of the Tomcat host for the application.This value replaces the $SECURE_PORT$ token in the email templates that are used in provisioning request tasks and approval notifications.
Notification Template Protocol	Specifies a non-secure protocol, like http, included in the URL when sending the email. This value replaces the $PROTOCOL$ token in the email templates that are used in provisioning request tasks and approval notifications.
Notification Template Secure Protocol	Specifies the secure protocol, like https, included in the URL when sending the email. This value replaces the $SECURE_PROTOCOL$ token in the email templates that are used in provisioning request tasks and approval notifications.
Notification SMTP Email From	Specifies the email account that the application uses to send notifications.
SMTP Server Name	Specifies the IP address or DNS name of the SMTP email host appended with the port number that the application uses for provisioning emails. For example, smtp.gmail.com:587. Do not use localhost.
Server requires authentication	Specifies whether you want the server to require authentication.If you require authentication, you must also specify the following: Username Specifies the name of a login account for the email server. Password Specifies the password of an login account for the mail server.
Use SMTP TLS	Specifies whether you want to secure the contents of email messages during transmission between the mail servers.
Email Notification Image Location	Specifies the path to the image that you want to include in email notifications. For example, https://localhost:8543/IDMProv/images.
Sign email	Specifies whether you want to add a digital signature to outgoing messages. If you enable this option, you must also specify the following: Keystore Path Specifies the full path to the keystore (cacerts) file that you want to use for digitally signing an email. You can manually enter the path or browse to the cacerts file. For example, /opt/netiq/idm/apps/jdk/jre/lib/security/cacerts. Keystore Password Specifies the password for the keystore file. For example, changeit. Alias of signature key Specifies the alias of the signing key in the keystore. For example, idmapptest. Signature key password Specifies the password that protects the file containing the signature key. For example, changeit.