Enabling server security

To enable server security, you must configure the Rational® DOORS® database server to use secure connections.

Before you begin

If these components are not installed, install them:

Verify your certificates are valid and not expired. A sample set of certificates can be used to validate your configuration but these should not be used for production.

The Rational DOORS clients, interoperation server, and database server must use the correct server host name. For example, when you use the sample certificates, the server host name must be specified as IBMEDSERV and the clients must connect to the server by using that host name.

Note: You do not need to use the sample certificates that are provided with Rational DOORS. However, if you use another certificate, you must use the -keyDB and -certName parameters for the client, interoperation server, and database server.

About this task

uFollow this procedure to enable server security for the platform where your server is installed. When you start the Rational DOORS database server and use the -serverSecurityEnable switch, the option is persistent, so the server security is enabled when you restart. On subsequent restarts, you can omit that switch.

Procedure

What to do next

When you enable server security, the default authentication method is to enter your user name and password. You can change the authentication method by using a dbadmin command-line switch, -sssAuthenticationMode. When you change the authentication method, you do not need to restart the Rational DOORS database server. For more information, see changing the authentication method.

If you want to disable server security, use the -serverSecurityDisable switch. For example, enter doorsd.exe -debug -s "C:\example\data" -p 36700 -serverSecurityDisable.


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