Step 4. Configuring participation in Kaspersky Security Network and submission of KSN statistics

At this step, you must either accept or reject participation in Kaspersky Security Network.

Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) is a cloud service infrastructure that provides access to Kaspersky's online knowledge base containing information about the reputation of files, web resources, and software. Data from Kaspersky Security Network ensures a faster response by Kaspersky Security 8 for Linux Mail Server to new objects that have not yet been added to the antivirus databases, improves the performance of some protection components, and reduces the risk of false alarms.

Thanks to users who participate in Kaspersky Security Network, Kaspersky is able to promptly gather information about the types and sources of objects that are not yet listed in databases of anti-virus software, develop solutions for neutralizing such objects, and minimize the number of false positives. Participation in KSN also enables other users of KSN to receive up-to-date information about threats to enterprise IT infrastructure.

When you participate in Kaspersky Security Network, Kaspersky Security 8 for Linux Mail Server sends queries about reputation of files, web resources, and software to Kaspersky Security Network, and receives responses containing reputation data for such objects.

Participation in Kaspersky Security Network is voluntary. The decision to participate in Kaspersky Security Network is taken during installation of Kaspersky Security 8 for Linux Mail Server, and can be changed at any time.

You can also enable or disable the sending of Kaspersky Security 8 for Linux Mail Server operation statistics o Kaspersky Security Network (hereinafter also referred to as "KSN statistics"). You can accept or decline to send KSN statistics at any time.

For more details on participation in Kaspersky Security Network and sending of KSN statistics, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Network Statement and Kaspersky Security Network Additional Statement.

To decline to participate in Kaspersky Security Network or send KSN statistics to Kaspersky:

1. Press ENTER.

   The text of the Kaspersky Security Network Statement opens. To move through the text, use the cursor control keys or the b and f keys (to move backward or forward one screen, respectively). To view help, press the h key.

2. Press the q key to exit the viewing mode.
3. Type no (or n) in response to the prompt asking for your consent to participate in Kaspersky Security Network.
4. Press ENTER.

Proceed to the next step of initial configuration of Kaspersky Security 8 for Linux Mail Server

To agree to participate in Kaspersky Security Network and set up the submission of KSN statistics:

1. Press ENTER.

   The text of the Kaspersky Security Network Statement opens. To move through the text, use the cursor control keys or the b and f keys (to move backward or forward one screen, respectively). To view help, press the h key.

2. Type yes (or y) in response to the prompt asking for your consent to participate in Kaspersky Security Network.
3. Press ENTER.
4. In response to your consent to submit KSN statistics, type either:
   • no (or n) if you do not want to send KSN statistics to Kaspersky, or
   • yes (or y) if you agree to send KSN statistics to Kaspersky.
5. Press ENTER.

Proceed to the next step of initial configuration of Kaspersky Security 8 for Linux Mail Server

To obtain access to KSN, you must allow outbound TCP connections for port 443 on the server that has the Kaspersky Security 8 for Linux Mail Server application installed.

You can also view the texts of Kaspersky Security Network Statement and Supplementary and Kaspersky Security Network Statement directly in the file. You can find the files with the texts of Kaspersky Security Network Statement and Supplementary and Kaspersky Security Network Statement at the following path:

• For the application installed on a Linux server:
  • /opt/kaspersky/klms/share/doc/LICENSE_ksn – Kaspersky Security Network Statement
  • /opt/kaspersky/klms/share/doc/LICENSE_ksn_additional – Supplementary Kaspersky Security Network Statement
• For the application installed on a FreeBSD server:
  • /usr/local/share/doc/klms/LICENSE_ksn – Kaspersky Security Network Statement
  • /usr/local/share/doc/klms/LICENSE_ksn_additional – Supplementary Kaspersky Security Network Statement