Managing users : Configuring IBE users : Configuring active users
Configuring active users
The Active User tab lets you enable, delete, maintain, and reset the following secured mail recipients:
• recipients who have received secured mail notifications from the FortiMail unit
• recipients who have registered or authenticated on the FortiMail unit
To view and manage active users, go to User > IBE User > Active User.
 
GUI item
Description
Delete
(button)
Select to remove a selected user in the list.
A deleted user cannot access the FortiMail unit.
Maintenance
(button)
Select a user and click this button to manage that user’s mailboxes, such as Inbox, Drafts and Sent. You can check the size of a mailbox and empty a mailbox as required.
The SecureMail mailbox contains the secured email for the user. The encrypted email are put into this mailbox if Pull is selected to retrieve IBE mail.
The Bulk mailbox contains spam that are quarantined by the FortiMail unit.
Reset User
(button)
Click to reset a mail user and require new login information to access the FortiMail unit.
Resetting a user sends the user a new notification and the user needs to re-register on the FortiMail unit.
IBE domain
Select the name of an IBE domain to view its active users.
For more information about IBE domain, see “Configuring IBE authentication”.
Search
Enter the name of a user, or a partial user name with wildcards, and press Enter. The list of users redisplays with just those users that meet the search criteria.
To return to the complete user list, clear the search field and press Enter.
Enabled
Select the check box to activate a mail user. A disabled user cannot access the FortiMail unit.
Email
Displays the email address of mail users.
First Name, Last Name
Displays the first and last name of a mail user. This information appears when a mail user registers on the FortiMail unit.
Status
The mail user has four status possibilities:
• Pre-registered: The FortiMail unit encrypts an email and sends a notification to the recipient.
• Activated: The mail recipient registers on the FortiMail unit.
• Password reset: When a mail recipient who is provided with new password to access the FortiMail unit has actually changes the password, this status appears.
• LDAP: When a mail recipient. who belongs to an IBE domain bound with an LDAP profile authenticates on the FortiMail unit, this status appears. For more information about IBE domain, see “Configuring IBE authentication”.
Last Access
Displays the time stamp when:
• the FortiMail unit sends a notification (Pre-registered status)
• the mail recipient registers on the FortiMail unit (Activated status)
• a mail user changes the password (Password reset status)
• a mail recipient, who belongs to an IBE domain, authenticates on the FortiMail unit (LDAP status)