Fully secure your LWS e-mail address in 3 steps?

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Do you want to ensure that no-one but you can access your e-mail address? Have you been the victim of a hack or do you simply want to strengthen the security of your LWS e-mail service?

This step-by-step tutorial will guide you through the process of completely blocking access to your e-mail address:
✅ by blocking email software (POP/IMAP/SMTP)
✅ activating double authentication (2FA) on Webmail
✅ limiting access by country.

✅ Step 1 - Block all access protocols except Webmail

By default, an LWS e-mail address can be accessed via software such as Outlook or Thunderbird, which use the POP, IMAP and SMTP protocols.

To prevent unwanted access, you can disable these protocols and force exclusive use of Roundcube Webmail, which is easier to control.

🎯 Goal: Use only LWS secure Webmail

👉 Follow this guide to block IMAP, POP and SMTP :
🔗 Block POP, IMAP and SMTP protocols

🛡️ Once the protocols are disabled, no one will be able to configure your email in external software, even if they have the password.

🔒 Step 2 - Enable dual authentication (2FA)

Now that only Webmail is authorised, it's crucial to protect its access with strong authentication.

The 2FA (two-factor authentication) system adds a layer of security:
Even if your password is compromised, a hacker won't be able to log in without the 2FA code sent to your phone or generated by an application (such as Google Authenticator).

🎯 Objective: Strengthen access to your Roundcube Webmail

👉 Follow this tutorial to enable dual authentication :
🔗 Activate 2FA on Roundcube Webmail

⚠️ Important: this step is essential if you want to prevent unauthorised access.

🌍 Step 3 - Restrict access by country

To go even further, you can restrict access to your Webmail based on IP geolocation.
For example, you can authorise connections only from France, or from a restricted group of countries.

🎯 Objective: Prevent connections outside your authorised zones

👉 Activate the geographical restriction here :
🔗 Restrict access to your email by country.

💡 This can block intrusion attempts from abroad, even if your credentials are known.

✅ Conclusion - Your email is now ultra-secure

By applying these 3 security measures, you ensure that no one can access your email address except yourself, and only via the Webmail protected by 2FA:

• ❌ No email software can connect to it
• 🔒 Webmail access is protected by a second factor
• 🌍 Authorised IPs are filtered by country

You now have the highest level of security, without sacrificing ease of use.

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