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 Please note that additional steps are required in order to change the authentication method. For more information see the Encryption chapter.	Server
COMPATIBILITY	Compatibility with components of former versions Allowed values: "YES" and "NO" (default) "YES" - components of versions older than 8.00A can log on to the AE system. "NO" - Login 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

Please note that additional steps are required in order to change the authentication method. For more information see the Encryption chapter.

Server

COMPATIBILITY

Compatibility with components of former versions

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

"YES" - components of versions older than 8.00A can log on to the AE system.
"NO" - Login 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 the system client 0000 and can only be changed within this client. It contains advanced security settings which are valid throughout the whole AE system.

Please make sure that only users with the skills needed can access this variable thus avoiding that a specified encryption and/or authorization method is modified by accident.