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UC_AS_SETTINGS - Advanced Security

This variable can be used to specify particular encryption and authentication methods.

Key	Value	Restart required
AUTHENTICATION	Authentication method Allowed values: "NO" (default), "LOCAL" and "LOCAL_REMOTE" "NO" - None "LOCAL" - Server "LOCAL_REMOTE" - Server and agent Note that additional work steps are required for changing the authentication method. Refer to the chapter Encryption for more details.	Server
COMPATIBILITY	Compatibility with components of former versions Allowed values: "YES" (default) and "NO" "YES" - components of versions older than 8.00A can log on to the AE system. "NO" - Logon attempts of older components are rejected.	Server
ENCRYPTION	Encryption method Allowed values: "NO", "AES-128", "AES-192" and "AES-256" (default) "NO" - No encryption method "AES-128" - 128-bit key length "AES-192" - 192-bit key length "AES-256" - 256-bit key length	Server

Key

Value

Restart required

AUTHENTICATION

Authentication method

Allowed values: "NO" (default), "LOCAL" and "LOCAL_REMOTE"

"NO" - None
"LOCAL" - Server
"LOCAL_REMOTE" - Server and agent

Note that additional work steps are required for changing the authentication method. Refer to the chapter Encryption for more details.

Server

COMPATIBILITY

Compatibility with components of former versions

Allowed values: "YES" (default) and "NO"

"YES" - components of versions older than 8.00A can log on to the AE system.
"NO" - Logon attempts of older components are rejected.

Server

ENCRYPTION

Encryption method

Allowed values: "NO", "AES-128", "AES-192" and "AES-256" (default)

"NO" - No encryption method
"AES-128" - 128-bit key length
"AES-192" - 192-bit key length
"AES-256" - 256-bit key length

Server

Description

This variable is supplied in system client 0000. Its settings are valid throughout the whole AE system. It can only be changed in client "0000".

It contains advanced security settings.

Ensure that only privileged persons can access this variable in order to avoid that a specified encryption and authorization method is changed by accident.