Off-boarding Google Workspace integrations

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About off-boarding Google Workspace integrations

Follow the steps below to off-board [offboard] a Google Workspace integration with "Acronis Email Security".

The first four steps are performed in the Google Admin console, and the last step is performed in "Acronis Email Security".

Step 1: Delete the API access

This step removes the "Acronis Email Security" API access to data in Google services.

  1. Sign-in to the Google Admin console at admin.google.com.

  2. In the Google Admin console, go to Security > Access and data control > API controls, and then scroll down to Data wide delegation, and click "Manage domain wide delegation"

    [Click here: https://admin.google.com/u/3/ac/owl/domainwidedelegation]

  3. Delete the Perception Point API client.

Step 2: Delete the content compliance rule

This step deletes the content compliance rule that sends the email to "Acronis Email Security".

  1. In the Google Admin console, go to Apps > Google Workspace > Gmail, and then scroll down to Compliance, and click Compliance.

    [Click here: https://admin.google.com/u/1/ac/apps/gmail/compliance]

  2. In the Content compliance section, delete the Perception Point Redirect Rule.

Step 3: Delete the "Email Security" scanner host

This step deletes the "Email Security" scanner host to which emails are routed.

  1. In the Google Admin console, go to Apps > Google Workspace > Gmail, and then click Hosts.

    [Click here: https://admin.google.com/u/1/ac/apps/gmail/hosts]

  2. In the Hosts section, delete the Perception Point Scanner host.

    Note: The Host value will vary, depending on your environment.

Step 4: Delete the "Email Security" IP addresses

This step deletes the "Email Security" IP addresses from the safelist.

  1. In the Google Admin console, go to Apps > Google Workspace > Gmail, and then scroll down to Spam, Phishing and Malware - and click it Spam, Phishing and Malware.

    [Click here: https://admin.google.com/u/1/ac/apps/gmail/spam]

  2. In the Inbound gateway section, click the Edit icon - locate on the right side.

  3. Delete the "Acronis Email Security" IP addresses from your inbound gateway. [The set of IP addresses to delete varies depending on the environment of your organization.]

    1. In "Acronis Email Security", go to Settings > Account.

    2. The Environment of your organization will appear under General > Info: US, EU, or AUS.

  1. In the Message Tagging section, clear the "Message is considered spam if the following header regexp matches" check box, and delete the X-PERCEPTION-POINT-SPAM: FAIL value.

  1. Click Save.

Step 5: Deactivating the integration

This step:

  • deactivates the integration

  • disables the "Email Security" remediation app. For details on the remediation app, see Remediation App.

  • deletes all inline domains

To deactivate the integration:

  1. In "Acronis Email Security" - in the left navigation menu, select Settings > Bundles and Channels.

  2. Under Enabled Channels, locate Email Service > Google Workspace, and then click Deactivate on the right.

    Important: When you click Deactivate, ALL verified inline domains will be deleted. Thereafter, emails will be rejected.

The Google Workspace integration has now been off-boarded.

Deactivating "Acronis Email Security" for an organization [Optional]

Important: Perform this step only if you want to deactivate "Acronis Email Security" for your organization.

  1. Go to Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud > Protection.

  2. Select the organization, click the 3-dots [], and click Configure.

  3. Click the Configure tab, and then scroll down to the Email and Collaboration Security section.

    Note: In certain scenarios, the Email and Collaboration Security check box may be grayed-out [not available] for up to 24 hours after the integration is deactivated.

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