In this section, you will define a new security profile, which includes a security characteristic. The security characteristic determines characteristics of the client-EAServer connection, such as:
Authentication The security profile you create for this tutorial requires certificates for authentication from both the client and server.
Encryption The strength and method of encryption. The security profile you create for this tutorial will not encrypt data.
Double-click the EAServer Manager icon.
Click the Security Profiles folder.
Select File | New Security Profile.
Enter user_test as
the name of the security profile and click Create New Security Profile.
Enter the information in the SSL tab of the Security Profile Properties window as follows:
Description Enter sample security profile as
the description of this security profile.
Use Entrust Uncheck this box. You would check this box if you were using an Entrust ID for authentication.
Security Characteristic Select sybpks_intl_mutual_auth from the drop-down list. A description of this security characteristic displays in the Description window.
Refer to “Configuring security profiles”in Chapter 13, “Security Configuration Tasks” for more information about security characteristics.
Certificate Label Select Tutorial_cert from the drop-down list. This is the label of the certificate you created earlier. The security profile uses this certificate to authenticate EAServer. If you have not logged in to EAServer Manager | Certificates folder, you are prompted for a PIN.
PIN Enter the password (PIN) and press enter.
This is the same PIN that allows access to EAServer Manager | Certificates
folder. The default PIN is sybase.
If you have changed this PIN, enter the new PIN. See Chapter 13, “Security Configuration Tasks” and Chapter 14, “Managing Keys and Certificates” for more information.
Click Save. EAServer Manager displays the new security profile.
You can now assign the user_test security profile to a listener.
See “Configuring security profiles” for more information.
Creating a security profile