> ## Documentation Index
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# Cisco Domain Protection

> Cisco Domain Protection automatically identifies, monitors and manages emails sent on your behalf. It provides an easy way to identify and eliminate illegitimate email messages and block malicious ones to prevent phishing attacks impersonating your company's domain.

## Creating a Cisco Domain Protection connection[​](#creating-a-cisco-domain-protection-connection "Direct link to Creating a Cisco Domain Protection connection")

## Using Client Secret[​](#using-client-secret "Direct link to Using Client Secret")

To create the connection you need:

* A Client ID
* A Client Secret

### Obtaining the credentials[​](#obtaining-the-credentials "Direct link to Obtaining the credentials")

Follow the [Cisco Email Security](https://apidoc.appc.cisco.com/docs/quick-start#generate-api-credentials) on how to generate your client ID & Secret tokens.

### Creating your connection[​](#creating-your-connection "Direct link to Creating your connection")

1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the **Connections** page > **Add connection**. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.

2. Select the **Cisco Domain Protection** icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.

3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.

4. Select **Client Secret** as the method to create the connection.

5. Fill in the parameters:

   * The Client ID
   * The Client Secret

6. (Optional) Click **Test Connection** to test it.

7. Click **Create connection**. The new connection appears on the **Connections** page.