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Google Apps Message Encryption

Google Apps Message Encryption (GAME) is an email encryption service for Google Apps customers designed by ZixCorp at Google's request. It provides secure email communication between Google Apps users and users outside Google's cloud. To set up GAME, customers purchase the service, configure settings using the GAME Self-Service Portal and GAME Admin Tool, add authorized users, and set up the Google Admin console to route encrypted emails through GAME. This allows GAME to transparently encrypt emails between Google Apps and other users on any device.

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Google Apps Message Encryption

Google Apps Message Encryption (GAME) is an email encryption service for Google Apps customers designed by ZixCorp at Google's request. It provides secure email communication between Google Apps users and users outside Google's cloud. To set up GAME, customers purchase the service, configure settings using the GAME Self-Service Portal and GAME Admin Tool, add authorized users, and set up the Google Admin console to route encrypted emails through GAME. This allows GAME to transparently encrypt emails between Google Apps and other users on any device.

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GoogleAppsMessageEncryption(GAME)

ItisanemailencryptionserviceforGoogleAppscustomers.DesignedbyZixCorpatthe
requestofGoogle.
ItprovidessecureemailtoGoogleAppsuserscommunicatingoutsideGooglessecure
cloudtoallotheremailusers.
GAMEprovidesondemandmessageencryption,soyoucansecurelycommunicatewith
businesspartnersandcustomers.
GoogleAppscustomerscanpredefinesecuritypoliciestotriggerencryptionofsensitive
informationintheiroutboundemailcommunication.
UsingZixCorpsBestMethodofDelivery,GAMEprovidestransparentencryption
betweenGoogleAppsandZixCorpcustomers,aswellastheabilitytodeliversecurely
toanyone,anywhereandonanydevice.

PleasefindbelowstepsthatwehavetogothroughinordertoSetupGoogleAppsMessage
Encryption(GAME):

1) PurchaseGAME
2) Servicesetup

PurchaseGAME :NeedtopurchaseitfirstbycontactingaGooglesales
representativeorGoogleforWorkpartnerdirectly.

OrderwillbethenforwardedtoZixCorp,whoisaccountableforfacilitatingGAMESetup.

Servicesetup :Itincludesfollowingsteps:

1. SettingupserviceusingtheGAMESelfServicePortal
2. EnablingAdminSDK
3. SettinguptheGAMEAdminTool
4. SettinguptheGoogleAdminconsoleforencryptedmail
5. TestingGAMEconfiguration

Nowwewillhighlightthesestepsindetail


SettingupserviceusingtheGAMESelfServicePortal
:

OncewepurchaseGAMEbycontactingandworkingwithaGooglesalesrepresentative,
ZixCorpreceivestheorderrequestandsetsupGAMESelfServicePortal(SSP)account
information.

TheGAMESSPautomaticallysendsawelcomeletter,similartothefollowing,tohelpget
started.WemustthenchooseourGAMEconfigurationoptionsusingtheGAMESSP.

Note:WemustchooseourconfigurationoptionsusingtheGAMESSPandsubmitservicefor
deploymentbeforecontinuingwiththenextstep.


WhenwereceivetheautomatedwelcomeletterfromtheGAMESSP,Wehavetofollowthe
instructionsinittosignintotheGAMESSPtoprepareandsubmitservicefordeployment.

Note:ServicedeploymentshappeneveryTuesdayandThursdaynight:

>>DeadlineforTuesdaynightdeploymentSubmityourGAMESSPorderbythe
previousWednesdayat5pmEST.
>>DeadlineforThursdaynightdeploymentSubmityourGAMESSPorderbythe
previousMondayat5pmEST.

AfterwechooseourconfigurationoptionsusingtheGAMESSPandsubmitservicefor
deployment,ZixCorpdeploystheservice.

Afterthat,wewillreceiveaconfirmationemail.OncewereceiveconfirmationthatGAME
serviceisdeployed,wewillhavetochangesomesettingsfortheGAMEservice.

EnablingAdminSDK:

BeforeWelaunchtheGAMEAdminToolforthefirsttime,wewillhavetoenabletheAdmin
SDKsothattheGAMEAdminToolcanauthenticateus.

1. Signintothe
GoogleAdminconsole
.
2. SelectSecurity.
3. SelectAPIreference.
4. ChecktheEnableAPIaccessboxifitsunchecked.
5. ClickSaveChanges.

SettinguptheGAMEAdminTool
:

TheGAMEAdminToolallowsyoutoaddauthorizedmessageencryptionusersandtosetup
customemailbouncemessagesthataresenttounauthorizedusers.

WhenaGoogleAppsuserneedtosendanencryptedemail,thatmessageisroutedtothe
GAMESMTPserver,whichthenchecksthesendersemailaddressagainsttheauthorized
messageencryptionuserslistyoucreated.
Iftheuserisauthorizedtosendencryptedemail,themessagewillbeencryptedandsentusing
ZixCorpsBestMethodofDelivery(BMOD).BMODprovidestransparentencryptionbetweenall
ZixCorpcustomersaswellastwodifferentkeylessdeliverymethodsforotherrecipients.

ThedefaultkeylessdeliverymethodforGAMEcustomersisPortalDelivery.

Note:TheGAMEAdminToolisintendedtomanageonlyyourprimaryGoogleAdminconsole
domain.
Anyusersinadditionaldomainsareautomaticallyallowedtosendencryptedemail.
Ifwewanttochangethesepermissions,wemustmanagethemusingcontentcompliancerules
intheGoogleAdminconsole.

LaunchtheGAMEAdminTool

1. Dooneofthefollowing:
IfyouareintheU.S.,goto
https://www.appsmessageencryption.com/gmeadmin .
IfyouareintheEU,goto
https://www.appsmessageencryptioneu.com/gmeadmin .
Assuggestedabovepleasetrytoaccessbothifoneofthisworkthenitsfine
otherwisewewillneedtocontacttheirsupportteam,
2. SigninusingyourGoogleAppsaccount.
3. Ifyouarepromptedtoacceptaccesstotheuserprofile,selectAccepttocontinue.

4. Note :ThefirsttimeyoulaunchtheGAMEAdminTool,EnableMessageEncryption
forallusersinthisdomainontheUserstabmaybeselected.Ifyouwantto
customizeyouruserlist,youmustuncheckthisbox.

Manageusersandsetupcustomnotifications

AddalluserstoGAME

1. IntheGAMEAdminTool,selecttheUserstab.
2. ChecktheEnableMessageEncryptionforallusersinthisdomainboxifitisnt
alreadychecked.

Note:Exceedingthenumberoflicenseswillresultinadditionalfees
.

AddselecteduserstoGAME

1. IntheGAMEAdminTool,selecttheUserstab.
2. Note:IftheEnableMessageEncryptionforallusersinthisdomainboxischecked,
youmustuncheckittoaddspecificusers.
3. ClickAdd.
4. Enterthethefirstpartoftheusersemailaddress(thepartbeforethe@sign).
5. ClickAdd.

Adduserswithabulkupload

1. IntheGAMEAdminTool,selecttheUserstab.
2. ClicktheImportbutton.
3. Choosethefileandselectcsvfile.
4. ClickImport.

DeleteusersfromGAME

1. IntheGAMEAdminTool,selecttheUserstab.
2. Checktheboxesfortheusersthatyouwanttodelete.
3. ClickDelete.
4. Inthepopupwindow,checktheboxandclickDeletetoconfirm.

Setupcustomnotifications

1. IntheGAMEAdminTool,selecttheGeneraltab.
2. IntheUnauthorizedUserMessagesection,enteryouremailnotification.
3. ClickPreviewMessage.
4. ClickSave.

SettinguptheGoogleAdminconsoleforencryptedmail:

AddGAMEtotheInboundGatewaylist:
GAMErequiresyoutoaddtheZixCorpIPaddressestotheGoogleAppsInboundGatewaylist
toensureallrepliesandencryptedmessagesfromotherZixCorpcustomersaredelivered.

1. Signintothe
GoogleAdminconsole .
2. ClickApps>GoogleApps>Gmail>Advancedsettings.
3. IntheSpamsection,lookforInboundGateway.
4. Dooneofthefollowing:
IfyouareintheU.S.,inthetextbox,typetheIPaddress:199.30.235.99.
IfyouareintheEU,inthetextbox,typetheIPaddress91.209.6.244.
WhiledoingsopleasetrywithanyoneoftheIPgivenaboveifitdoesntwork
thenweneedtocontacttheirsupportteamasforAPACnothingisspecified.
5. Note:DontchecktheOnlyletusersreceiveemailfromtheemailgatewayslisted
abovebox.
6. ClickSaveChanges.

AddanemailrouteforZixCorpintheGoogleAdminconsole

YounowmustaddanemailrouteforZixCorp.Youneedtoaddonlyoneemailroute,orhost,
regardlessofhowmanyorganizationsoruserswillbeusingGAME.

1. Signintothe
GoogleAdminconsole.
2. ClickApps>GoogleApps>Gmail.
3. OntheGmailsettingspage,clickHosts.
4. ClickAddroutetoopentheAddmailroutescreen.
5. Enterthefollowing:
EnterZixCorpGAMEintheblankfield.
ChooseSinglehostfromthemenu.
Dooneofthefollowing:
FoetheU.S.versionoftheGAMEAdminTool,enter
smtp.appsmessageencryption.com.
FortheEUversionoftheGAMEEUAdminTool,enter
smtp.appsmessageencryptionEU.com.
Afterthecolon,enter25astheport.
CheckRequireTLSdelivery.
Note:GmailautomaticallydefaultstousingTLS.
ClickSave.
6. Note:DontcheckthePerformMXlookuponhostbox.

Setupencryptionforcontentcompliance

1. Signintothe
GoogleAdminconsole .
2. ClickApps>GoogleApps>Gmail>Advancedsettings.
3. ScrolldowntotheContentcompliancesection.
4. ClicktheConfigurebuttontoaddanewfilter.Or,ifyoualreadyhaveaContent
compliancefilter,clickAddanother.
5. Note:TheAddanotherbuttondoesntdisplayunlessyouhoveroverContent
compliance.
6. EnterZixEncryptastheshortdescription.
7. ForEmailmessagestoaffect,checkOutbound.
8. ForAddexpressionsthatdescribethecontentyouwanttosearchforineach
message,selectIfANYofthefollowingmatchthemessage.
9. IntheExpressionssection,clickAdd.
10. SelectAdvancedcontentmatchinthefirstdropdownmenu.
ForLocation,selectSubject.
ForMatchtype,selectContainstext.
ForContent,typeZixEncrypt.
11. ClickSave.
12. ForIftheaboveexpressionsmatch,dothefollowing,selectModifymessagefromthe
dropdownmenu.
13. IntheRoutesection,clickChangeroute.
14. FromtheSelectaroutedropdownmenu,selectZixCorpGAME.
15. ClickAddSettingorSavetoclosethedialogbox.
16. ClickSavechangesatthebottomoftheEmailsettingsscreen.

TestingGAMEconfiguration:

AfterwehavehadyourGAMEservicedeployedandsetuptheGAMEAdminConsoletoroute
secureemail,wewilltestournewservicestoensuretheyaresendingencryptedemailproperly.

Toconfirmthatencryptionisworkingproperly:

1. SignintotheGAMEAdminTool.
2. FromyourGmailaccount,sendanencryptedemailtoanoutsideaccount(for
example,hotmail.com,yahoo.com)bytypingZixEncryptintheSubjectlineofthe
message.
3. Onceyoureceivethesecuremessagenotificationinyouroutsideemailaccount(for
example,hotmail.com,yahoo.com,etc.),signintothesecureportalfollowingthe
instructionsinthenotificationemail.
4. Replytothemessagefromwithinthesecuremessageportal.
5. YouwillreceivearesponsefromtheportalinyourGmailinboxwithadisclaimer
withinthemessageensuringthatitwasSecuredbyZix.

Note:Whenyoureceivetheportalnotification,contactZixCorpsupporttoactivatethe
decryptionserver.

HerearesomedetailsaboutOrder:
Encryption(GAME)ordersarealwaysoffline,whichmeansyouwillreceiveaninvoice.Ifwecan
createyourGoogleAppsorderasanonlineorder,welldoso,buttheencryptionorderis
alwaysoffline.
TheminimumorderforeachGAMEaccountis100seats.Ifwehavefewerthan100seatsin
anydomain,orhavemultipledomainssharinga100minimumseatlicenseinPostini,youllstill
bebilledfor100seatsperGAMEaccount.

Toavoidbeingbilledforseatsyouarentusing,weencourageyoutochooseoneprimary
domain duringtransition,tohelpensureaminimumof100seatsperGAMEaccount.
Note:The100seatminimumappliestoGAMEaccountsonly,notGoogleAppsaccounts.Ifyou
transitionaPostinidomaincontainingfewerthan100seatstoGoogleApps,youpayforonly
thenumberofseatstransitioned.
InadditiontotheGAMEorder,GooglewillapproachyoutosignaGAMEservicelevel
amendment(SLA).Thiscanoccureitherbeforeorafteryourtransition,andyoumustcomplete
theSLAnolaterthanyournextrenewalofencryptionservice.

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