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Checksum Validation

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This option can be implemented in the following authentication strategies:

Siebel security adapter authentication
Web SSO

Checksum validation provides a check that each user who attempts to gain access to the Siebel Database has done so through the correct security adapter.

You can implement checksum validation with the Siebel checksum utility that is included when you install your Siebel application.

Checksum validation supports the following principles:

A checksum value for the required security adapter DLL is stored as a Siebel system preference.
When a security adapter provides a user identity and database account to the Application Object Manager, a checksum value is calculated for that security adapter.
The user is granted access if the two checksum values are equal.

To implement checksum validation

Enter and run the following command at a command prompt, using the required security adapter DLL filename as the argument:

Checksum -f filename

The utility returns the checksum value. For example,

Checksum -f sscfldap.dll

would return something similar to:

CRC checksum for file 'sscfldap.dll' is f49b2be3.

NOTE:  The checksum value in this procedure is an example only. You must run the checksum utility as is described to generate the value that is valid for your implementation.

Set the Security Adapter CRC Siebel system preference to the checksum value that is calculated in Step 1.

NOTE:  You must recalculate the Security Adapter CRC checksum value whenever you upgrade your Siebel eBusiness Applications.

For information about setting Siebel system preferences, see System Preferences.

Checksum validation is discussed in a usage context in Security Adapter Deployment Options.

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