Create SDR rule in any mailserver

Introduction

This manual will describe the general information for setting up a mailflow rule for Secure Direct Replies in any mailserver. Please use the pages below for the specifc instructions on:

  1. Exchange Online
  2. Exchange on premise
  3. Google Workspace

If your organization is using another mailserver, please setup the routing like described below.

Mail Routing Logic

The logic (mail-server agnostic) should effectively look as follows:

  • If: the References header of an email contains zivver-sdr-<your-Zivver-UUID>
    • There is no need to add the angle brackets (< >) that wrap the value in practice.
  • Then
    • Add the zivver-relay header with the value:
      • sdr → when using the Zivver Encryption Gateway.
      • smart-sdr → when using the Zivver DLP Gateway.
    • Route the message to smtp.zivver.com.
  • Except if: the message headers contain the X-Zivver-Transport header
    • This ensures that the IDD message itself - which also contains the SDR value in the References header - is not looped back to Zivver.