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 that your certificates are valid and not expired. You can use a sample set of certificates to validate your configuration, but do not use them 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

Follow 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 the Rational DOORS database server is installed, it does not have a password, so anyone can manage the server. To control who manages your database server, you can set a password with the database server administration tool. For more information see Setting the database server password

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 -serverdata "C:\example\data" -portnumber 36700 -serverSecurity Disable.

Related concepts:
Configuring Rational DOORS for server security
Related tasks:
Verifying the certificate key database is up to date
Enabling server security for a Windows service

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