SSL

Description

Determines whether Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is used to encrypt all communication between the server component, connected agents and the Server Management Console (SMC) interface. SSL is a cryptographic protocol that provide security and data integrity for communications over networks such as the Internet. This process uses two keys to encrypt data, a public key which is known to everyone and a private or secret key known only to the recipient of the message. When enabled, SSL encrypts HTTP and TCP communication between all of the Server components.

To access SSL settings, from Server Management Console (SMC), select Options > Server Settings > SSL.

NOTE: To use SSL, you must have a valid and registered certificate installed on the computer from which the Execution and Management Servers run.

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Parameters

The following table displays available preferences as they appear in the SMC's SSL settings.

Property Description
Use SSL If enabled, specifies that Automate Enterprise, connected agents and SMC applications should use SSL to encrypt data transmission (disabled by default). Enabling this parameter makes the following parameters active.
Store Location The SSL certificate store location.
NOTE: The SSL certificate must be installed on the same computer where the Automate Enterprise component is installed.
Store Name The name of the certificate store to open. The store name also includes the type of certificates included. For example, the My/Personal store includes personal certificates, whereas the Disallowed store includes only revoked certificates. The available options are:
  • Address Book - The certificate store for other users.
  • Auth Root - The certificate store for third-party certificate authorities (CAs).  
  • Certificate Authority - The certificate store for intermediate certificate authorities (CAs).
  • Disallowed - The certificate store for revoked certificates.
  • My/Personal (default) - The certificate store for personal certificates.
  • Root - The certificate store for personal certificates.
  • Trusted People - The certificate store for directly trusted people and resources.
  • Trusted Publisher -  The certificate store for directly trusted publishers.
Search Type The type of search used to search for the certificate. The available options are:
  • Serial Number (default) - A number that uniquely identifies  the certificate and is issued by the certification authority.
  • Subject - A Subject Alternative Name (SAN) SSL certificate which allows multiple values to be associated with a security certificate. These values are the actual "Subject Alternative Names", which can be IP addresses, URIs, server names or domain names.
  • Thumbprint - A hash value computed over the complete certificate, used as an abbreviated form of the public key certificate that contains all fields, including the signature. 
Search String The search string to the SSL certificate.