Email Delivery

PingCastle can automatically send reports via SMTP. If you enable encryption, PingCastle encrypts reports before sending.

SMTP Configuration:

Configure SMTP settings in appsettings.console.json:

{
  "Smtp": {
    "From": "pingcastle@your.domain",
    "DeliveryMethod": "Network",
    "Host": "localhost",
    "Port": 25,
    "UserName": null,
    "Password": null
  }
}

For authenticated SMTP, provide values for UserName and Password. For TLS/SSL connections, use the --smtptls command line flag.

Command Line Options:

Option	Description
--sendXmlTo <emails>	Send only the XML report. Accepts comma-separated email addresses
--sendHtmlTo <emails>	Send only the HTML report. Accepts comma-separated email addresses
--sendAllTo <emails>	Send both HTML and XML reports. Accepts comma-separated email addresses
--notifyMail <emails>	Send notification when reports are received
--smtplogin <user>	Specify SMTP username via command line (overrides config)
--smtppass <password>	Specify SMTP password via command line (overrides config)
--smtptls	Enable TLS/SSL for SMTP (for ports other than 465 and 587)

tip

If you're using PingCastle Enterprise or Pro, sending reports this way (via PingCastle.exe) produces a report without exclusions applied, since exclusions run server-side. Scores in the emailed report likely differ from scores in the web UI.

Example:

.\PingCastle.exe --healthcheck --server domain.local --sendAllTo admin@company.com,security@company.com