Configure Encryption

To configure encryption parameters:

  1. In the navigator pane, expand Net8 Configuration > Local > Profile.

  2. From the list in the right pane, select Oracle Advanced Security.

  3. Click the Encryption tab.

  4. Select either Client or Server from the Encryption list.

  5. Select a value from the Encryption Type list to specify the client or server behavior when negotiating encryption and checksumming. The four possible values are as follows:

    Accepted
    Service will be active if the other side of the connection specifies either "required" or "requested", and there is a compatible algorithm available on the other side; it will otherwise be inactive.
    Rejected
    Service must not be active, and the connection will fail if the other side specifies "required".
    Requested
    Service will be active if the other side of the connection specifies either "accepted", "required", or "requested", and there is a compatible algorithm available on the other side; it will otherwise be inactive.
    Required
    Service must be active, and the connection will fail if the other side specifies "rejected", or if there is no compatible algorithm on the other side.

  6. Enter an encryption seed in the Encryption Seed field: a random string of up to 256 characters. This encryption seed is used with the encryption algorithm you select in the next step.

  7. Click to select an encryption algorithm from the list of Available Methods. Click either the < or > buttons to move a selected encryption algorithm from one list to the other. The following algorithms are supported by Oracle Advanced Security:

    DES
    standard 56 bit key size used domestic only
    RC4_40
    40 bit key size, used domestic and international
    DES40
    40 bit key size used domestic and international
    RC4_56
    56 bit key size used domestic only
    RC4_128
    128 bit key size used domestic only

  8. Choose File > Save Network Configuration.