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Manage users & email passwords
This guide presents the security model that allows you to assign users to an email address or dedicate a password for each device or software that needs to access it.
Preamble
- This model enhances security by isolating access to an email address per user and per device.
- You can create multiple passwords for the same email address without interrupting existing connections.
- Each password can be revoked individually, without affecting other users or devices linked to this address.
- A password is never displayed again after its creation; modify it or create a new one if necessary.
Gain freedom and security with personalized access
Forget the days when a single, fragile password protected your mailbox. Previously, changing your code was a hassle: you had to update it on all your devices at the risk of locking yourself out.
Now, you have distinct digital keys for each use. It's simpler and much safer:
- Device independence: if you change your phone, you only modify the access of that mobile; your other installations remain connected without interruption.
- Targeted security: in case of loss of a device, you only revoke its specific password without affecting others.
- Total control: you keep control over who accesses what, without having to reveal your main password.
To do this:
- When creating an email address, no password is defined (as using the address on Infomaniak Mail apps does not require a password other than the one that already allows you to access your Infomaniak account).
- From the Mail Service, you then simply create specific passwords for each device (Outlook, iPhone, CRM, etc.) as needed.
- You can also manage devices from the Web Mail app directly.
- From the Mail Service, you add the address to your Infomaniak Mail apps or decide which external user should access the email address.
- When access is no longer needed, always from your Mail Service, revoke the concerned password or remove the user's access: other accesses to the email address remain active.
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