Bookshelf Home | Contents | Index | Search | PDF

Security Guide for Siebel eBusiness Applications > Communications and Data Encryption > Configuring for Encryption >

Mobile Web Client: Encryption for Synchronization

---

You can turn on encryption during the transfer of DX files between the Siebel Server and Mobile Web Clients. DX files use SISNAPI messages to transfer information between the Siebel Server and Mobile Web Clients.

The Siebel Mobile Web Client reads configuration parameters in the Siebel configuration file (for example siebel.cfg, used by Siebel Sales) to determine the type of encryption to use during synchronization. Encryption is the fifth element in the DockConnString parameter.

NOTE:  Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is not a supported encryption method for Siebel Mobile Web Client or Dedicated Web Client.

For information about authentication for Siebel Mobile Web Client and Siebel Remote, see Web Single Sign-On and Remote Authentication.

To enable encryption on the Mobile Web Client

Open the configuration file you want to edit. You can use any plain text editor to make changes to the file.

NOTE:  When you edit configuration files, do not use a text editor that adds additional, non-text characters to the file. For example, use Microsoft Notepad instead of Microsoft Word or WordPad.

Configuration files for a client are stored in the client's bin\LANGUAGE directory, where LANGUAGE represents an installed language pack—such as ENU for U.S. English.
When synchronization is performed within an application (using File > Synchronize > Database), configuration is read from the configuration file associated with the application (for example, esales.cfg).

For a list of configuration files for Siebel applications, refer to Siebel Server Administration Guide.

Locate the DockConnString parameter in the [Local] section of the file.

This parameter specifies the name of the Siebel Server used to synchronize with the client. It has the following format:

siebel_server_name:network_protocol:
sync_port_#:service:encryption

Encryption is the fifth element in the DockConnString parameter. It indicates the type of encryption used during synchronization.

An example of a DockConnString would be:

APPSRV:TCPIP:40400:SMI:RSA

Override the default NONE and set encryption to MSCRYPTO or RSA.

The encryption you specify must match the encryption used by the Siebel Server. If no value is specified (or the value is NONE), encryption is not enabled. For example, to configure for RSA encryption, you could use one of the following:

APPSRV:TCPIP:40400:DOCK:RSA

APPSRV::RSA

Save your changes and exit the file.

For more information about editing configuration files for Siebel Remote and Mobile Web Clients, refer to Siebel Remote and Replication Manager Administration Guide and Siebel Web Client Administration Guide.

Bookshelf Home | Contents | Index | Search | PDF