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Configuring the Encryption Type

This task is a step in Process of Configuring Encryption and Authentication for the Remote Client.

Siebel Remote uses MSCRYPTO or RSA in the following ways:

• Encrypts data traffic between the Siebel Server and the remote client
• Encrypts the username and password that Siebel Remote uses for synchronization and initialization
• Does not encrypt the local database
• Does not encrypt data in the local database
• Configured at the component level for replication with the remote client and the Siebel Server

Siebel Remote does not support Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for synchronization.

To use encryption, the Siebel Server and the remote client must enforce encryption in their connection parameters. If these parameters do not match each other, then a connection error occurs.

To configure the encryption type

1. Make sure advanced parameters are visible.

   For more information, see Making Advanced Server Parameters Visible.

2. Set the Encryption Type parameter of the Synchronization Manager server component to RSA or MSCrypto:
   • To use the administrative interface, you do the following steps:
     • Locate the record for the Synchronization Manager server component. For more information, see Locating the Record for a Server Component.
     • In the bottom applet, click the Parameters tab, click Advanced, and then query the Parameter field for Encryption Type.
     • Set the Value on Restart field to RSA or MSCrypto.
   • To use the Server Manager interface, enter the following command:

   srvrmgr> change param Crypt=RSA for comp SynchMgr

   For more information, see Opening the Command Line Interface for Server Manager, and Siebel Security Guide.

3. Restart the Synchronization Manager.
4. Access the remote client, and then use a text editor to open the configuration file.

   For more information, see Modifying the Siebel Configuration File.

5. Edit the fifth parameter in the DockConnString for the local database.

   Override the default NONE value with MSCRYPTO or RSA. You can use one of the following values:

   • AASRVR:TCPIP:40400:SMI:MSCRYPTO
   • RSA
   • APPSRV::::MSCRYPTO