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SECURE_SOCKETS

About this task


For	Network System
Purpose	To secure a PC with encryption. When you activate SECURE SOCKETS encryption on one PC, then only PCs that support this parameter (PCs that have CIMPLICITY 4.01-Service Pack 2 or higher installed) will be able to communicate with the secure PC. All data transfer to the secure PC will be encrypted.

You activate this parameter by creating a globals.ini file.

todo: To activate SECURE_SOCKETS:

Procedure

Open Microsoft Notepad (or another text editor).
Enter the following two lines.

[ROUTER]

SECURE_SOCKETS=Y

Where

Y= Yes, activate encryption

N= No, de-activate encryption
Save the file as Globals.ini.
Place Globals.ini in the ...\Proficy\Proficy CIMPLICITY\Data directory.
Restart CIMPLICITY for encryption to take effect.

Note: Only computers that have CIMPLICITY 4.01 service pack 2 or higher installed will be able to communicate with a SECURE_SOCKET encrypted PC.