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Enabling Encryption for Security Adapters

It is recommended that you implement Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for connections between a Siebel LDAP or ADSI security adapter and a certified LDAP directory or Active Directory. By enabling SSL for the Siebel security adapter, a secure connection is established between the Siebel application and the directory server.

NOTE:  If you use the LDAP security adapter to authenticate against an Active Directory server, then you must configure SSL between the LDAP security adapter and the directory server to manage user passwords or create new users in the directory.

The procedure for implementing SSL for a security adapter varies according to the type of security adapter you implement. The following parameters must be set:

• To configure SSL for the LDAP security adapter, set the SslDatabase parameter value for the LDAP Security Adapter profile or named subsystem to the absolute path of the file ldapkey.kdb.
• To configure SSL for the ADSI security adapter, set the parameter UseSsl to a value of True for the ADSI Security Adapter profile or named subsystem.

For detailed information on implementing SSL for a security adapter, see Siebel Security Guide.